American Goldfinch pair.
Had a busy Monday. Very cool this morning—50s (F), tops—and I wore jeans and sneaks and socks for a change. VEry busy day. Warmed up at midday, though, so at lunch I changed into the comfort of shorts and sandals.
September sail.
Which proved not very comfortable at 5:30 p.m., when dog and I found ourselves in the shady parking lot Beech Hill Preserve. Damn, it was chilly.
But up we hiked. Few birds about—few conspicuous ones anyway—though I can tell migration is night. Got a photo of a male goldfinch singing from a high perch and didn’t even notice the female perched in the leaves below it until I’d processed the photo and looked at it for quite a while.
Really good camo.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 5:30 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American Goldfinch
2. Eastern Towhee (v)
3. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
4. Common Raven
5. Northern Flicker (v)
6. American Crow*
7. Song Sparrow (v)
8. Black-capped Chickadee** (v)
9. Cedar Waxwing
10. Red-eyed Vireo** (v)
11. Gray Catbird (v)
Elsewhere
12. Herring Gull
13. Mourning Dove
14. Rock Pigeon
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, black-capped chickadee, Cedar waxwing, common raven, eastern towhee, gray catbird, herring gull, mourning dove, northern flicker, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, song sparrow, white-breasted nuthatch
