Another white-crowned sparrow.
Another gorgeous, sunny, warm day. Worked, rode my bike, hiked Beech Hill with Jack. On our hike, I barely missed great photos of ruby-crowned kinglets and a pileated woodpecker—after first hearing its voice, I tracked it down on a sun-splashed birch trunk, where it made a dramatic (if too brief) appearance—but that’s all right. The missed opportunities make the nabbed ones that much sweeter. (Even if they are yet another migrating white-throated sparrow.)
Such a sweet streak of early-October weather.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 4:30 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Yellow-rumped warbler
2. Ruby-crowned kinglet
3. Northern flicker (v)
4. White-crowned sparrow
5. Black-capped chickadee (v)
6. American crow* (v)
7. White-throated sparrow
8. Pileated woodpecker
9. Mourning dove (wing beats)
10. Blue jay**
Elsewhere
11. Tufted titmouse (v)
12. Herring gull
13. American goldfinch (v)
14. Northern cardinal (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, herring gull, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, pileated woodpecker, ruby-crowned kinglet, tufted titmouse, white-crowned sparrow, white-throated sparrow, yellow-rumped warbler
