Rain overnight, overcast this morning, but then it got just plain clear and cold. What with the time change—clocks are so phony—Jack and I got to the hill kind of early compared to the time it would’ve been yesterday. It was a quick hike, with few birds, and only one visual sighting. A kinglet.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 2 p.m. (EST), I hiked the open trail.
1. Black-capped chickadee (v)**
2. White-breasted nuthatch (v)
3. American crow (v)*
4. Yellow-rumped warbler (v)
5. Golden-crowned kinglet
Elsewhere
6. Blue jay (v)
7. Tufted titmouse (v)
8. Herring gull
9. Downy woodpecker (v)
10. Song sparrow
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, downy woodpecker, golden-crowned kinglet, herring gull, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow-rumped warbler

