I expected another sun-soaked morning, but that was not the case: a low overcast cloaked Beech Hill—foggy, hazy, quiet. I didn’t mind, though. Especially the quiet. The light was dim, so I didn’t expect many decent photos, but the birds surprised me.
Sparrows (white-throated, swamp), robins, woodpeckers (downy, hairy, flicker), two nuthatch species, two corvids—and, randomly (and most noteworthy), a Snow Bunting in the lawn at the summit. Preening.
Down in the woods, we flushed a Ruffed Grouse, which I watched sail swiftly away into the trees.
(Still nice and wet in the woodlands, as well it should be.)
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:25 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Black-capped Chickadee**
2. White-breasted Nuthatch**
3. American Crow*
4. American Robin
5. American Goldfinch (v)
6. Yellow-rumped Warbler
7. Northern Flicker (v)
8. Snow Bunting†
9. Red-breasted Nuthatch
10. Dark-eyed Junco
11. Song Sparrow (v)
12. White-throated Sparrow
13. Swamp Sparrow
14. Hairy Woodpecker (v)
15. Downy Woodpecker
16. Blue Jay** (v)
17. Ruffed Grouse
18. Brown Creeper (v)
19. Eastern Bluebird (v)
20. Tufted Titmouse (v)
Elsewhere
21. Wild Turkey
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, brown creeper, dark-eyed junco, downy woodpecker, eastern bluebird, hairy woodpecker, northern flicker, red-breasted nuthatch, ruffed grouse, snow bunting, song sparrow, swamp sparrow, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, white-throated sparrow, wild turkey, yellow-rumped warbler
