Wintry pinnacle.

Heard the plows before I rose this morning. The snow had piled up, as forecast—and soon it began to rain lightly, and then the snow got slushy. Had breakfast, shoveled snow, then went with Jack to Beech Hill, where we were the first ones in the parking lot.

One other person had hiked before us, I could see by their footprints. Very foggy up there what with all the now-slushy snow evaporating into the damp air. Saw some roadside birds, heard the voices of several others, including the chip of a yellow-rump.

This afternoon, I worked at my desk downstairs. Gets dark in a hurry still.

Beech Hill List
Beginning at 12 p.m., I hiked the open trail.

1. Mourning Dove
2. White-throated Sparrow
3. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
4. American Crow* (v)
5. Northern Flicker (v)
6. American Tree Sparrow (v)
7. Yellow-rumped Warbler (v)
8. Black-capped Chickadee (v)

Elsewhere

9. Herring Gull
10. House Sparrow
11. American Goldfinch
12. Blue Jay
13. Ring-billed Gull
14. Rock Pigeon

v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere