7 November 2026

State Bird

Saturday, October 28th, 2017
Black-capped Chickadee, Beech Hill Preserve, Rockport, Maine, 28 October 2017.

Black-capped Chickadee.

I love Black-capped Chickadees, deservedly Maine’s state bird. Ran into a little flock of ’em on the hill—a colorful day, with a nip in the air.

Hills, Beech Hill Preserve, Rockport, Maine, 28 October 2017.

Hills.

Beech Hill List
Beginning at 9 a.m., I hiked the open trail.

1. American Goldfinch** (v)
2. Black-capped Chickadee
3. Blue Jay** (v)
4. American Crow*
5. Tufted Titmouse
6. Downy Woodpecker
7. Yellow-rumped Warbler
8. Song Sparrow
9. Northern Flicker (v)

Elsewhere

10. Herring Gull

v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere

 

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