American Goldfinch.
Pretty good day. Accomplished stuff. Did some errands. Drank a little champagne at the summit of Beech Hill. Champagne with blueberries in it. No, four of five blueberries. (The occasion was a cool art opening up there.)
Somebody’s a doofus.
Also saw a bunch of goldfinches, although not much else.
Just remembered: a few days ago—Monday? Tuesday?—I saw two voles chasing each other back and forth across the trail near the Beech Hill Road parking lot. It was pretty amusing.
Today, though—blue sky and goldfinches.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 4:30 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American Goldfinch**
2. Cedar Waxwing
3. Eastern Towhee
4. Song Sparrow
5. Common Raven
6. Gray Catbird (v)
7. Purple Finch
Elsewhere
8. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
9. White-breasted Nuthatch
10. House Sparrow
11. Yellow Warber (v)
12. Downy Woodpecker (v)
13. American Crow
14. Herring Gull
15. Mourning Dove
16. Osprey (v)
v = Voice only
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, black-capped chickadee, Cedar waxwing, common raven, downy woodpecker, eastern towhee, gray catbird, herring gull, house sparrow, mourning dove, osprey, purple finch, song sparrow, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler
