A teensy bit of snow this morning. Temps in the 20s (F). Dog and I hit the hill to find a couple friends meeting there for a hike. We hung back so they could catch up, and I saw (among other things) the first good-sized flock of robins on the hill this winter.

Back home, the resident cardinals were lurking in the bushes, and I heard (but did not see) the distinctive call of a Pileated Woodpecker nearby.

Beech Hill List
Beginning at 10:15 a.m., I hiked the open trail.

1. Black-capped Chickadee**
2. Tufted Titmouse (v)
3. American Goldfinch
4. White-breasted Nuthatch** (v)
5. Blue Jay (v)
6. American Crow*
7. American Robin
8. Common Raven (v)

Elsewhere

9. Herring Gull
10. Northern Cardinal
11. Pileated Woodpecker (V0

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

 

Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, common raven, herring gull, northern cardinal, pileated woodpecker, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch

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