Hermit thrush.
Right nippy out. Hooded sweatshirt weather. Sun, some clouds. Some sun. More clouds. Spent some time indoors, did some errands outdoors, finally took a hike with Jack at Beech Hill.
Main trail.
The first bird I heard there was a robin. Then several robins. They’re flitting about, squealing at each other, moving through. The second bird I heard was a hermit thrush. First I heard its wingbeats as we encroached on its feeding ground (that first S-curve through the young trees) and thought it was probably a thrush; then I heard it’s chip; then I saw the bird.
Later, I heard bluebirds. Several bluebirds—calling from the branches of trees, calling while in flight.
It was a thrushy sort of day.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 4:15 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American robin
2. Hermit thrush
3. Downy woodpecker
4. Black-capped chickadee**
5. Yellow-rumped warbler
6. Northern flicker
7. American crow*
8. Eastern bluebird
9. Song sparrow
Elsewhere
10. Blue jay
11. Tufted titmouse
12. Herring gull
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, downy woodpecker, hermit thrush, herring gull, northern flicker, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, yellow-dumped warbler
