American Robin.
They’ve been around for a few weeks now, the robins.
They hang with waxwings or European Starlings,
or, rather, the waxwings and starlings hang with them.
Mostly they just mutter and squeal among themselves.
They’ve stripped fruit from berry scrub and ornamentals,
the robins. They roam. They wound up in my back yard
this morning, the robins. They dined on berries there.
And then, as quickly as they came, the robins vanished.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 1 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Black-capped Chickadee** (v)
2. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
3. American Crow*
4. American Robin
5. Northern Flicker (v)
Elsewhere
6. House Finch (v)
7. European Starling
8. Rock Pigeon
9. Herring Gull
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American robin, black-capped chickadee, European starling, herring gull, house finch, northern flicker, rock pigeon, white-breasted nuthatch
