Penobscot Bay today.
Today was supposed to be a bright, clear, sunny one—but the sun didn’t emerge until mid-afternoon, when Jack and I were at the summit of Beech Hill. Mid-afternoon being close to sundown these days, the angular light reddened the snowless barrens and lit up a few islands in the bay.
Tandem, from Beech Hill Preserve, Rockport, Maine, 14 December 2014.
Most notable bird today: a ruddy, white-rumped Northern Harrier, flying swiftly in the direction of the sun.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 2:45 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Black-capped Chickadee* (v)
2. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
3. Northern Harrier
4. Downy Woodpecker (v)
Elsewhere
5. American Crow
6. Herring Gull
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
Tags: American crow, black-capped chickadee, downy woodpecker, herring gull, northern harrier, white-breasted nuthatch
