The sky was clear and blue when dog and I arrived at the main trailhead parking lot. We met friends (human and dog) for this hike, and it was an amazing morning.
Not only sociable, but full of late-April birds.
Most notable might’ve been the Winter Wren singing down along the lower wooded trail. Or perhaps the raven flying over with what appeard to be a mouse or vole in its beak. Or the swallows, bluebirds, sparrow species, drumming woodpecker.
Most memorable to me now, hours later, was the blue, blue morning sky.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:01 a.m. real time (8:01 DST), I hiked most trails.
1. Northern Cardinal** (v)
2. Tufted Titmouse (v)
3. Black-capped Chickadee
4. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
5. American Robin
6. Chipping Sparrow
7. Song Sparrow**
8. American Crow*
9. American Goldfinch (v)
10. Herring Gull*
11. Eastern Bluebird
12. Field Sparrow
13. Turkey Vulture
14. Eastern Towhee**
15. Tree Swallow
16. Common Raven
17. Savannah Sparrow
18. Eastern Phoebe
19. Yellow-rumped Warbler
20. Dark-eyed Junco
21. Pine Warbler (v)
22. Winter Wren (v)
23. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (drumming)
24. Red-bellied Woodpecker (v)
Elsewhere
25. Mourning Dove
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, chipping sparrow, common raven, dark-eyed junco, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, field sparrow, herring gull, mourning dove, northern cardinal, pine warbler, red-bellied woodpecker, red-breasted nuthatch, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, winter wren, yellow-bellied sapsucker, yellow-rumped warbler
