Northern Harrier.
Another sunny, unseasonably warm weekend day. Temps in the 40s (F). Lots of people at Beech Hill.
One magical afternoon.
Jack and I ended up there kinda late today, about forty-five minutes before sunset. The late-fall birds were making a last sweep of the landscape for food—woodpeckers on the trunks of trees, chickadees and nuthatches poking about in the branches, a solitary harrier cruising above the barren. Bronze light all around.
Tonight the sky is a starry one. You can feel it getting colder out there.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 3:15 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Downy Woodpecker*
2. Black-capped Chickadee**
3. American Crow*
4. Northern Harrier
5. White-breasted Nuthatch**
Elsewhere
6. Tufted Titmouse
7. Mourning Dove
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, black-capped chickadee, downy woodpecker, mourning dove, northern harrier, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch
