Another nippy morning, but blazingly sunny to start. (Sunnier than the forecast, in fact.) Some breeze, blue skies, but fewer bird species than yesterday at the beginning of my hike with Captain Jack.
However, that soon changed. Not only did I end up with twenty-eight species today—including a first-of-year Winter Wren, by the way—but it was a crazy cool selection. Not only that, but on our return down the wooded trail, we encountered a fellow hiker who’s just seen two Snowshoe Hares. This encounter happened just after I’d heard something crashing through the undergrowth. So I took her word for it and put the hare on today’s list
Supposed to be a rainy one tomorrow.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 6:17 a.m. real time (7:17 DST), I hiked all trails.
1. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (v, drumming)
2. Northern Flicker (v)
3. Black-capped Chickadee
4. Tufted Titmouse** (v)
5. Northern Cardinal** (v)
6. American Crow*
7. Blue Jay
8. Eastern Phoebe*
9. Downy Woodpecker
10. Purple Finch (v)
11. White-breasted Nuthatch**
12. Ruffed Grouse (drumming)
13. American Goldfinch**
14. Hermit Thrush (v)
15. Red-shouldered Hawk (v)
16. Winter Wren† (v)
17. Yellow-rumped Warbler
18. Eastern Bluebird
19. Eastern Towhee (v)
20. Field Sparrow (v)
21. Song Sparrow**
22. American Robin
23. Tree Swallow
24. Chipping Sparrow
25. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
26. Turkey Vulture
27. Herring Gull*
28. Wild Turkey
Elsewhere
29. Mallard
Mammals
Snowshoe Hare
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, chipping sparrow, downy woodpecker, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, field sparrow, hermit thrush, herring gull, mallard, northern cardinal, northern flicker, purple finch, red-breasted nuthatch, red-shouldered hawk, ruffed grouse, snowshoe hare, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, white-breasted nuthatch, wild turkey, winter wren, yellow-bellied sapsucker, yellow-rumped warbler
