Northern Shrike.
This morning at Beech Hill—the coldest morning of the fall so far, with a remnant skim of overnight snowfall—I watched two Northern Shrikes chatter and chase on those fluttery wings of theirs. I also had seventeen species, including five resident woodpeckers.
Hairy Woodpecker.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:45 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Tufted Titmouse
2. Black-capped Chickadee
3. Blue Jay**
4. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)**
5. American Goldfinch (v)
6. Downy Woodpecker
7. Northern Flicker
8. Dark-eyed Junco
9. Hairy Woodpecker
10. Northern Cardinal
11. Pileated Woodpecker
12. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (v)
13. American Crow*
14. American Robin
15. Yellow-rumped Warbler
16. Purple Finch
17. Northern Shrike
Elsewhere
18. Herring Gull
19. Rock Pigeon
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Snow on Megunticook.
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, dark-eyed junco, downy woodpecker, hairy woodpecker, herring gull, northern cardinal, northern flicker, northern shrike, pileated woodpecker, purple finch, rock pigeon, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow-bellied sapsucker, yellow-rumped warbler
