White-breasted Nuthatch.
Spring is in the air, in the form of birdsong, rain and fog, mud, and the scent of wet pussy willow. I encountered birds flitting and calling all over Beech Hill today—but my coolest sighting was a pileated woodpecker flapping silently above the canopy, its dark aspect softened by a misty veil.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 9 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Northern Cardinal** (v)
2. Black-capped Chickadee**
3. Blue Jay (v)
4. Tufted Titmouse (v)
5. White-breasted Nuthatch
6. Pileated Woodpecker
7. American Crow*
8. American Robin
9. Downy Woodpecker (v)
10. Pine Siskin (v)
11. Mourning Dove
Elsewhere
12. Herring Gull
13. Rock Pigeon
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, downy woodpecker, herring gull, mourning dove, northern cardinal, pileated woodpecker, pine siskin, rock pigeon, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch
