This morning—sub-freezing, breezy, clear—had the feel of spring. The hint of it. The taste of potential energy.
Beginning with the loud call of the neighborhood Pileated Woodpecker. A list of varied bird species. Little flock of first-of-year Common Grackles.
Later, at the harbor, I watched a loon eat catch and eat again. (Probably the same loon.)
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:15 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Pileated Woodpecker
2. Tufted Titmouse** (v)
3. Black-capped Chickadee** (v)
4. American Crow*
5. Northern Cardinal (v)
6. Common Grackle†
7. American Robin*
8. Eastern Bluebird
9. Common Redpoll (v)
10. Herring Gull* (v)
11. Mourning Dove (v)
Elsewhere
12. House Finch
13. Rock Pigeon
14. Common Loon
15. Mallard
16. Ring-billed Gull
17. Song Sparrow
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year bird
Tags: American crow, American robin, black-capped chickadee, common grackle, common loon, common redpoll, eastern bluebird, herring gull, house finch, mallard, mourning dove, northern cardinal, pileated woodpecker, ring-billed gull, rock pigeon, song sparrow, tufted titmouse
