Nippy again but calm this morning. Lots of birds out first thing. On my early hike with dog in the blazing sun, we encountered a vulture, a Snow Bunting, assorted other species—including a whole bunch of thrushes.
Specifically, robins and bluebirds. I.e., the usual winter thrushes. And welcome they are on this last full day of the season.
Beech Hill List Beginning at 8:15 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
Robin in the sumac, Rockport, Maine, 12 March 2019.
Had a nice surprise on this morning’s bright, nippy hike: three Snow Buntings poking around on the barren near the trail. I’ve seen such behavior before—just not for three or four winters.
This morning before the hike, I saw flying turkeys and heard the call of a Pileated Woodpecker. And after the hike, I watched a robin dine on staghorn sumac drupes.
In all a lovely day.
Beech Hill List Beginning at 8:45 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
For the second straight morning, I awakened to the gobbles of turkeys out my back window. Only this morning, thanks to yesterday’s big rains, Jack and I encountered an extremely icy hill. Neither of us fell down, though, so I count that as a successful hike.
Just three species there, but I saw them all. Only three others elsewhere, too—including the turkeys. Good enough for me.
Beech Hill List Beginning at 8:45 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Black-capped Chickadee** 2. American Crow* 3. Snow Bunting
Bird Report is an intermittent record of what's outside my window in Rockport, Maine, USA (44°08'N latitude, 69°06'W longitude), and vicinity. —Brian Willson
