Three crows.
Four or five inches of light, fluffy snow fell overnight. This morning, I could tell from the tracks, Jack and I were the second human-dog pair to hike the hill. I could also tell that hares and voles had been about. Little birds in the trees along the road. Crows.
Water magic.
And in on the high slopes, Nature had made a kind of art I’d never seen—with water.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 9:45 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Black-capped Chickadee**
2. Tufted Titmouse (v)
3. American Goldfinch
4. American Crow*
5. Downy Woodpecker
6. Blue Jay (v)
7. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
8. Dark-eyed Junco
Elsewhere
9. European Starling
10. Herring Gull
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, dark-eyed junco, downy woodpecker, European starling, herring gull, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch
