Fall colors.
Up early. Robin out my window. Crows and jays out there, too. Bright sunlight casting harsh, angular shadows.
Clouded Sulphur.
To work. Chickadees in the periphery. A cloudless sky.
Once more to Beech Hill. A breeze in the short-lived leaves drowning out the subtle sounds of birds. Still Yellow-Rumped warblers, though. Even if our progressive decimation of wildlife continues, there will be yellow-rumps.
A lone Turkey Vulture sails southward.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 1:45 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Yellow-rumped Warbler
2. Northern Flicker (v)
3. Turkey Vulture
4. Blue Jay** (v)
Elsewhere
5. American Robin (v)
6. American Crow
7. House Sparrow
8. Herring Gull
9. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
10. Canada Goose
v = Voice only
**Voice only elsewhere
Turkey Vulture.
Tags: American crow, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, Canada goose, herring gull, house sparrow, northern flicker, turkey vulture, yellow-rumped warbler
