Merlin.
Drizzle early, rain late. In between times, dog and I hiked a hill—a hill that was having some trail work done, so we hurried past the noise and to the summit, where, at the tip of the tallest tree in the spruce grove, perched a solitary Merlin. Well, I mean, Merlins are mostly solitary—but there it was.
Nice little surprise on a lowery sort of day.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 9:15 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Black-capped Chickadee**
2. American Goldfinch (v)
3. Downy Woodpecker (v)
4. Dark-eyed Junco
5. Yellow-rumped Warbler
6. American Crow*
7. Merlin
8. American Robin
9. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
10. Northern Flicker
11. Song Sparrow (v)
12. Purple Finch (v)
13. Northern Cardinal (v)
Elsewhere
14. Rock Pigeon
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, downy woodpecker, merlin, northern cardinal, northern flicker, purple finch, red-breasted nuthatch, rock pigeon, song sparrow, yellow-rumped warbler
