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Posts Tagged ‘pine grosbeak’
Saturday, December 29th, 2012
 Anticipation. Clouded up today. Went out and chipped some ice, redirected some runoff. Came back in and edited for a while. Finally split the scene with Jack and took a hike up a snowy hill, just us two. A few birds around (bird voices mostly), and some nice overcast snow scenes. The pond seemed to be icing up down there, and I could see the leading edge of the new storm arriving in the vicinity of the Owls Head Light.
 Blueberry field. Good leg exercise, trudging through snow without snowshoes. Depending on how much new white stuff arrives, I might take ’em out tomorrow.
And, oh yeah: on our return, I swung by a big box store for a light bulb and saw a house sparrow flying around in there. Smart bird.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 3 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Black-capped chickadee
2. Pine grosbeak (v)
3. White-breasted nuthatch (v)
4. Downy woodpecker (v)
Elsewhere
5. Tufted titmouse (v)
6. American crow
7. Herring gull
8. House sparrow
v = Voice only
Tags: American crow, black-capped chickadee, downy woodpecker, herring gull, house sparrow, pine grosbeak, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch
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Saturday, December 22nd, 2012
 Pine grosbeak. Christmas Bird Count List
Beginning at 7:45 a.m., I helped count birds for the Audubon CBC.
1. House sparrow
2. Northern cardinal
3. Black-capped chickadee
4. Great blue heron
5. American crow
6. White-throated sparrow
7. Pine grosbeak
8. Herring gull
9. Mourning dove
10. Common eider
11. Common loon
12. Ring-billed gull
13. Mallard
14. Song sparrow
15. Bufflehead
16. Red-breasted merganser
17. Common goldeneye
18. Black guillemot
19. Long-tailed duck
20. Great black-backed gull
21. Purple sandpiper
22. Surf scoter
23. Red-necked grebe
24. American black duck
25. Horned grebe
26. Canada goose
27. Pileated woodpecker
28. White-breasted nuthatch
29. Golden-crowned kinglet
30. Tufted titmouse
31. American goldfinch
32. American robin
33. Hooded merganser
34. Downy woodpecker
35. Northern mockingbird
36. Blue jay
37. House finch
38. Ruddy duck
39. Common merganser
40. Ring-necked duck
41. American coot
42. Bald eagle
43. Red-tailed hawk
44. Rock pigeon
Tags: American black duck, American coot, American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, bald eagle, black guillemot, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, bufflehead, Canada goose, common eider, common goldeneye, common loon, common merganser, downy woodpecker, golden-crowned kinglet, great black-backed gull, great blue heron, herring gull, hooded merganser, horned grebe, house finch, house sparrow, long-tailed duck, mallard, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern mockingbird, pileated woodpecker, pine grosbeak, purple sandpiper, red-breasted merganser, red-necked grebe, red-tailed hawk, ring-billed gull, ring-necked duck, rock pigeon, ruddy duck, song sparrow, surf scoter, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, white-throated sparrow
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Thursday, December 13th, 2012
 Captain Jack. Another day, another hike. I’ve had a little bit of a cold—I don’t get sick much and don’t particularly like to—and so don’t have a whole lot to write about. But I will say the world looked glorious from the summit of Beech Hill, and I saw three meteors tonight.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 3 p.m., I hiked the open trails.
1. Tufted titmouse
2. Black-capped chickadee (v)
3. Pine grosbeak
4. American coot
Elsewhere
5. American crow
6. Herring gull
v = Voice only
Tags: American coot, American crow, black-capped chickadee, herring gull, pine grosbeak, tufted titmouse
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