Canada Geese at Aldermere Farm.
Desk work this morning—but what a beautiful day. So I set off on a long bicycle ride, took care of an errand or two, hit a couple stores, even dropped by Beech Hill for a look-see. Didn’t encounter any sapsuckers, but I did count nine species from the parking lot.
Early this morning, alerted by a group of noisy crows, I spotted a huge young low-flying Bald Eagle. In town, I got a look at the usual town birds. At Aldermere Farm, I watched geese and cows graze and heard the call of a Pileated Woodpecker.
This cool night, a large full moon is rising.
Beech Hill List
At about 4:15 p.m., I stopped by the Beech Hill Road parking lot.
1. Eastern Towhee (v)
2. Cedar Waxwing** (v)
3. Eastern Phoebe
4. American Goldfinch** (v)
5. Northern Cardinal** (v)
6. American Crow*
7. Black-capped Chickadee
8. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
9. Gray Catbird
Elsewhere
10. Herring Gull
11. House Sparrow (v)
12. Bald Eagle
13. Rock Pigeon
14. American Robin
15. Canada Goose
16. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, bald eagle, black-capped chickadee, Canada goose, Cedar waxwing, eastern towhee, herring gull, house sparrow, northern cardinal, pileated woodpecker, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon
