American robin.
Nuthatch tongue.
For much of my lovely midday hike with dog, I heard just two bird species—nuthatch and crow. Returning, I spotted a herring gull. Then a murder of crows. But back at Beech Hill Road is where the action was: titmice, chickadees, a red squirrel, and berry-pickin’ robin.
A lovely Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We sure could use him now.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 12:30 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. White-breasted Nuthatch
2. American Crow*
3. Herring Gull
4. Black-capped Chickadee**
5. American Robin
Elsewhere
6. Rock Pigeon
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Crow tree.
