A discombobulating sort of day. Kicking myself for not going out cycling—the temperature got to 44 degrees (F) at my place. Sun, sun. Thaw. Jack and I didn’t get out in it until late in the day. Got to Beech Hill and discovered I’d forgotten my camera.

So of course I figured there’d be some great photos—maybe even a snowy owl. Sure enough, right away I saw a bright-breasted robin sitting high in the crown of a bare hardwood. Farther up the muddy slope, I got a load of the moon. A nearly full moon, rising low beyond the summit. It looked great just hanging there above Mt. Desert Island.

But no snowy owl.

Coming back down Powerhouse Hill, I got a load of the moon over Clam Cove, climbing through a pinkish sky.

Beech Hill List
Beginning at 4:15 p.m., I hiked the open trail.

1. Black-capped chickadee
2. American robin

Elsewhere

3. American crow
4. Herring gull
5. House sparrow
6. Rock pigeon
7. Mourning dove

Tags: American crow, American robin, black-capped chickadee, herring gull, house sparrow, mourning dove, rock pigeon

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