Beech Nut.
Cold day. Busy day. Crows in the dooryard. Got out kind of late.
No one at breezy Beech Hill but dog and me. Tight bunch of coots at the late—now with a partly frozen surface. Nearing the summit, I caught sight of a harrier sailing low over the opposite slope. We snuck on up, peered over the rise. Nothing. The bird must have seen us and moved away.
Sundown.
Heard the wing-beats of a mourning dove back at the parking lot, then saw one of the birds on the drive back home.
A cold night. Clouds have overshot this patch of planet. You can sort of see where the moon is by the fuzzy white light above the oak trees.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 3:30 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American coot
2. Northern harrier
3. Mourning dove (wing whistle)
Elsewhere
4. American crow
5. House sparrow
6. Herring gull
7. Rock pigeon
Tags: American coot, American crow, herring gull, house sparrow, mourning dove, northern harrier, rock pigeon
