Northern cardinal.
Blue sky. Chilly air. A breeze. Eagle flying over low. Cardinal singing. Gull on a chimney.
Herring gull.
Trip to Beech Hill. Windy, mostly overcast. Clattering, squeaking branches.
Hiking up fast, alone on the trail with dog.
Near the summit, I hear it first. Then I see the brown creeper.
Wind in the spruce grove. Crazy patches of sun on the hills.
Alone up there.
Returning, I hear them first. Then I see three bluebirds. Two males and a female.
Chickadees nipping at the buds of saplings.
From somewhere, a gull cries.
Moonlight tonight, poking through the clouds.
Now it’s cloudless. The moon is nearly full.
Blue, Beech Hill, Rockport, Maine, 05 April 2012.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 5 p.m., I hiked the wooded trails.
1. Brown creeper
2. Eastern bluebird
3. Herring gull (voice)
4. Black-capped chickadee
Elsewhere
5. American robin
6. American crow
7. Bald eagle
8. Mourning dove
9. Northern cardinal
10. House sparrow
11. Song sparrow
12. House finch
Moon.
Tags: American crow, American robin, bald eagle, black-capped chickadee, brown creeper, herring gull, house finch, house sparrow, mourning dove, northern cardinal, song sparrow
