Ruffed Grouse tracks.
I awoke to a fresh snowfall, a good three inches of it. Soft and white. Jack and I were first to climb the trail—our tracks the first made by dog and human. Many more tracks there already, though: hare, coyote, partridge, mouse, vole.
Snowshoe Hare tracks.
Singing birds, too—it being spring and all.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American Robin*
2. American Crow*
3. Tufted Titmouse
4. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
5. Black-capped Chickadee
6. Northern Cardinal (v)
7. Northern Flicker (v)
8. Common Raven
Elsewhere
9. Herring Gull
10. Song Sparrow (v)
11. Rock Pigeon
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
Captain Jack.
Tags: American crow, American robin, black-capped chickadee, common raven, herring gull, northern cardinal, northern flicker, rock pigeon, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch
