Song Sparrow.
I was puttering along at my desk on this glorious day, when I got a nice surprise: my friend Kristen showed up unannounced and got me out and about. We attended a little craft show, then hit the grocery store (having gone a week without a vehicle, I really needed groceries), then grabbed Jack and headed up to Beech Hill.
Penobscot Bay.
I suppose it’s no surprise how much I missed that place, considering I’d been up there nearly every day for years. And what a day to go: sun-soaked, about 80 degrees (F), calm. We visited with Jackie and Brendan at the blueberry building, then moseyed on up and down. My dog Jack sure enjoyed himself. And I got a few half-way decent photos for a change.
Plus, I listed eighteen bird species.
Sapsucker still hanging around the trees near the parking lot. A hummingbird blew by there, too. Also a pair of warblers—redstart, black-and-white—and a solitary Field Sparrow on the grassy hill. Blueberries still ripe on the vine. Blue skies above, with great white clouds. Sails in the bay.
I felt fortunate and grateful today.
Beech Hill List
1. Red-eyed Vireo** (v)
2. Eastern Towhee
3. Tufted Titmouse
4. Song Sparrow
5. American Goldfinch
6. Cedar Waxwing (v)
7. Gray Catbird
8. Common Yellowthroat
9. American Crow* (v)
10. Field Sparrow
11. Blue Jay (v)
12. Downy Woodpecker (v)
13. American Robin
14. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
15. House Finch
16. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
17. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
18. American Redstart
19. Black-and-white Warbler
Elsewhere
20. Herring Gull
21. House Sparrow (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, Cedar waxwing, common yellowthroat, downy woodpecker, eastern towhee, field sparrow, gray catbird, herring gull, house finch, house sparrow, red-eyed vireo, ruby-throated hummingbird, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, yellow-bellied sapsucker
