The bunting did not greet us for the fourth straight day this morning when dog and I arrived at the summit. However, quite a few species did show up this lovely morn. Had three chats with friendly humans but no first-of-year species today.
Harrier, raven, and blackbird were among the highlights, but the most photogenic bird was a friendly chickadee.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 6:47 a.m. real time (7:47 DST), I hiked all trails.
1. Northern Cardinal** (v)
2. Black-capped Chickadee**
3. Downy Woodpecker** (drumming)
4. Tufted Titmouse** (v)
5. Brown Creeper (v)
6. American Crow*
7. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
8. Red-winged Blackbird (v)
9. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
10. Dark-eyed Junco (v)
11. Song Sparrow** (v)
12. American Goldfinch (v)
13. Northern Harrier
14. American Robin*
15. Eastern Bluebird (v)
16. Herring Gull*
17. Common Raven
Elsewhere
18. Mallard
19. Wild Turkey
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, brown creeper, common raven, dark-eyed junco, downy woodpecker, eastern bluebird, herring gull, mallard, northern cardinal, northern harrier, red-breasted nuthatch, red-winged blackbird, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, wild turkey
