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Posts Tagged ‘American coot’
Saturday, December 27th, 2014
 Clouds. This lovely morning my dog and I took a hike up Beech Hill. Warm, fair, mild, still, colorful, sunny, pleasant, even fragrant. And a bit unsettling. Because, after all, it’s the end of December.
 American Goldfinches. Not that I’m complaining. In a way I suppose I’m a contrarian: I see the imperfections in a perfect-seeming thing, and I see the beauty in discomfort. Maybe that’s a sign of having lived on the planet a while, I don’t know.
I did see some happy goldfinches and heard the note of a White-throated Sparrow.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 10:30 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Black-capped Chickadee**
2. American Goldfinch
3. White-throated Sparrow (v)
4. Downy Woodpecker
5. American Robin (v)
6. American Crow*
7. Herring Gull*
Elsewhere
8. Rock Pigeon
9. Common Goldeneye
10. American Coot
11. Canada Goose
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American coot, American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, Canada goose, common goldeneye, herring gull, rock pigeon, white-throated sparrow
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Wednesday, December 24th, 2014
 Spruce. Foggy, drippy, drizzly, warm. Pretty warm, anyway—maybe 20 degrees (F) warmer than usual for this time of year. Had quite a muddy hike with dog. Loved it. Wore a Santa hat. Not a lot of birds up there, though.
 Needles. Elsewhere, however, ducks, geese, coots. Waterfowl weather, for sure.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 1:30 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Black-capped Chickadee* (v)
2. American Crow* (v)
3. Northern Flicker
Elsewhere
4. Herring Gull
5. Mallard
6. Canada Goose
7. American Coot
8. Mourning Dove
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
Tags: American coot, American crow, black-capped chickadee, Canada goose, herring gull, mallard, mourning dove, northern flicker
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Saturday, December 20th, 2014
Today was our local Aubudon Society Christmas Bird Count day. Forty-four species for our group, and thirty-five for me this day. Highlights were a Clay-colored Sparrow, bluebirds, and a hundred forty-eight coots. Rather than throw a bunch of words at you, I’ll simply post some photos.
 Clay-colored Sparrow.  Red-necked Grebe
 Black-capped Chickadee. 
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 2:30 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American Crow* (v)
2. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
3. Northern Flicker
4. Red-tailed Hawk
Elsewhere
5. House Sparrow (v)
6. Herring Gull
7. Tufted Titmouse (v)
8. American Goldfinch
9. Mallard
10. Red-breasted Merganser
11. Common Eider
12. Ring-billed Gull
13. Black Guillemot
14. Common Goldeneye
15. Horned Grebe
16. Red-necked Grebe
17. Common Loon
18. Long-tailed Duck
19. Canada Goose
20. American Black Duck
21. Black-capped Chickadee
22. Northern Cardinal
23. Common Raven
24. White-breasted Nuthatch
25. Mourning Dove
26. Blue Jay (v)
27. Clay-colored Sparrow
28. House Finch
29. Bohemian Waxwing (v)
30. Eastern Bluebird
31. Common Redpoll
32. Bufflehead
33. American Coot
34. Bald Eagle
35. European Starling
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
Tags: American black duck, American coot, American crow, American goldfinch, bald eagle, black guillemot, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, Bohemian waxwing, bufflehead, Canada goose, clay-colored sparrow, common eider, common goldeneye, common loon, common raven, common redpoll, European starling, herring gull, horned grebe, house sparrow, long-tailed duck, mallard, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, pileated woodpecker, red-breasted merganser, red-necked grebe, red-tailed hawk, ring-billed gull, tufted titmousea, white-breasted nuthatch
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