What a busy day. A busy sunny day. A busy, sunny chilly day. Rushed around until 5, when Jack and I pulled into the Beech Hill parking lot. Finally. And then the day became pleasant and leisurely, afternoon-sunny, bracingly chilly. And atop the summit, on the tip of the tallest spruce, sat a crow.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 5 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Black-capped chickadee** (v)
2. White-breasted nuthatch (v)
3. Tufted titmouse** (v)
4. American crow*
Elsewhere
5. Herring gull
6. Rock pigeon
7. Ring-billed gull
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, black-capped chickadee, herring gull, ring-billed gull, rock pigeon, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch

