Eastern bluebird.
After a long day of desk work, gazing out at the sun, I finally wrapped things up, grabbed dog, and headed for Beech Hill. We found the landscape bright and cold—and swarming with eastern bluebirds.
Eastern bluebird.
Well, maybe not swarming, exactly, but I spotted at least six or eight of them down the southern slope, flitting among low perches, scanning the warming hillside for something to eat. It’s been a bluebirdy winter—I’ve seen them in December, January, February. More than I’ve seen in several years hiking the hill, in fact.
Heard chickadees and a nuthatch. Saw a flicker. But it was bluebird city up there today.
And back home, I noticed daffodils sprouting through the old snow.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 4 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Black-capped chickadee (voice)
2. White-breasted nuthatch (voice)
3. Eastern bluebird
4. Northern flicker
Elsewhere
5. American crow
6. House finch
7. Tufted titmouse
8. Herring gull
9. American robin
10. Mourning dove
Eastern bluebird.
Tags: American crow, American robin, black-capped chickadee, eastern bluebird, herring gull, house finch, mourning dove, northern flicker, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch
