American Crow.
Before the rain
I searched for birds
while all around me people
passed into view
then moved away
young people
and older people
familiar friends
and strangers
much like the birds
I searched for
before the rain
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:45 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Blue Jay** (v)
2. Black-capped Chickadee**
3. White-breasted Nuthatch
4. Downy Woodpecker
5. Golden-crowned Kinglet (v)
6. American Crow*
7. American Goldfinch (v)
Elsewhere
8. European Starling
9. Herring Gull
10. Northern Cardinal (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, downy woodpecker, European starling, golden-crowned kinglet, herring gull, northern cardinal, white-breasted nuthatch
