Brown Creeper.

As I worked hard at my desk today, my thoughts were to the sunny outside, where eventually I’d be tracking down birds. By the time Jack and I headed out, however, clouds had moved over and it was sprinkling a bit. Chilly, too. But never mind—turns out you can have fun in the drizzle, as well.

At first it was a little unfun, as I kept missing good shots of birds—like the raven in flight, or the bright little male ’rump that lit right at the trail-edge. But eventually, quiet little birds began to appear everywhere. And I’ll be damned if one of the dozens of photos I took of an active little creeper ended up not too awful bad.

Eighteen species was nice. More tomorrow, is my hope.

Frogs singing like crazy again today.

Beech Hill List
Beginning at 3:30 p.m., I hiked the open trail.

1. Black-capped Chickadee**
2. American Robin**
3. Eastern Phoebe (v)
4. Pileated Woodpecker** (v)
5. Northern Flicker (v)
6. Common Raven
7. Yellow-rumped Warbler
8. Eastern Towhee (v)
9. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
10. American Goldfinch** (v)
11. Tufted Titmouse**
12. Song Sparrow** (v)
13. Mallard (v)
14. White-breasted Nuthatch**
15. Herring Gull*
16. Downy Woodpecker (v)
17. Golden-crowned Kinglet
18. Brown Creeper

Elsewhere

19. Northern Cardinal (v)
20. Rock Pigeon

v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere