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.
The morning was chilly (30s (F) to start), but little wind, and the sun shone through, and spring birds were abundant—if not necessarily wanting their photo taken.
Still, it was lovely to encounter a singing first-of-year Blue-headed Vireo. Also five woodpecker species, three thrush species, a pair of warbler species, a kestrel, a turkey, a blackbird, and more.
Tomorrow will be cloudy, with rain coming later. Already looking forward to it.
Beech Hill List Beginning at 5:31 a.m. real time (6:31 DST), I hiked all trails.
The forecast said there’d be a partly cloud morning, but it turned out to be just cloudy when dog and I headed up the main trail. Nippy (mid 40s (F)), but little wind, and returned birds seemed mostly undaunted. Still I didn’t expect many species.
Welp, I was wrong.
This morning brought eight more species than yesterday, and ample occasions for awe and wonder. Would that every day be so inspiring.
Beech Hill List Beginning at 7:13 a.m. real time (8:13 DST), I hiked all trails.
