American crow.
Busy ol’ desk work day. Out of doors, the weather had warmed and brightened—but the wind still howled. Jack and I finally found our way to Beech Hill in mid-afternoon.
Side door.
Too windy for much bird life, but peepers were singing—and the clouds were kind of beautiful. Big, billowing cumulus all over the place. If you look closely, you can see little green things underfoot—although it’ll still be a couple weeks or so before things start busting out. Still no kestrels, but soon.
At home, quite a few birds were active. I particularly liked spending a moment or two watching a calling phoebe just outside my upstairs window.
Tonight is comparatively warm and fragrant. Didn’t even have to turn the heat up.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 3 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Northern Cardinal** (v)
2. Black-capped Chickadee** (v)
3. American Crow*
4. Brown Creeper (v)
Elsewhere
5. Blue Jay (v)
6. Tufted Titmouse (v)
7. American Goldfinch (v)
8. Song Sparrow
9. Eastern Phoebe
10. House Finch (v)
11. Mourning Dove
12. Herring Gull
13. House Sparrow
14. Mallard
15. Rock Pigeon
16. American Robin
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, brown creeper, eastern phoebe, herring gull, house finch, house sparrow, mallard, mourning dove, northern cardinal, rock pigeon, song sparrow, tufted titmouse
