A warmish, breezy, overcast hike up the hill today. Jack and I dashed ahead of a volunteer work party, saw a bunch of bird species—including a pair of ravens—then returned to find a half dozen Pine Grosbeaks nipping buds off the upper branches of a hardwood.
Also swung by the harbor, where the ice was breaking up, and got a rather well-lit portrait of a black duck in the afternoon sun.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 9 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American Crow*
2. Black-capped Chickadee**
3. White-breasted Nuthatch
4. Tufted Titmouse
5. Common Raven
6. Pine Grosbeak
7. Hairy Woodpecker (v)
8. American Robin
Elsewhere
9. Herring Gull
10. Mallard
11. Rock Pigeon
12. American Black Duck
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American black duck, American crow, American robin, black-capped chickadee, common raven, hairy woodpecker, herring gull, mallard, pine grosbeak, rock pigeon, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch
