American Goldfinch.
Today at Beech Hill, as Jack and I rounded a corner near the summit, I spied a male goldfinch perched in a budding tree. The tree grew below us on the hillside, and the finch sat at about eye level, the far fields behind it. I took his photo and proceeded up the trail, where we spooked a Wild Turkey, which ran away.
White-throated Sparrow.
Back home, I came upon a White-throated Sparrow scratching in last year’s fallen leaves.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:45 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American Robin*
2. Northern Cardinal**
3. Blue Jay
4. American Goldfinch**
5. Eastern Towhee
6. American Crow*
7. Herring Gull*
8. White-throated Sparrow* (v)
9. Tufted Titmouse (v)
10. Brown-headed Cowbird
11. Purple Finch (v)
12. Eastern Phoebe
13. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (v)
14. Pileated Woodpecker
15. Song Sparrow**
16. Black-capped Chickadee**
17. Field Sparrow (v)
18. Yellow-rumped Warbler (v)
19. Northern Flicker
2o. Wild Turkey
Elsewhere
21. Chipping Sparrow (v)
22. Mourning Dove
23. Rock Pigeon
24. European Starling
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Runaway Wild Turkey.
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, brown-headed cowbird, chipping sparrow, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, European starling, field sparrow, herring gull, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, pileated woodpecker, purple finch, rock pigeon, ruby-crowned kinglet, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, white-throated sparrow, wild turkey, yellow-rumped warbler
