April 1, 2006 [LINK]

Killing time on Betsy Bell Hill

While our old Dodge Colt was being inspected this morning, I took a hike to the top of Betsy Bell Hill, where I saw two birds for the first time this season. Today's list:

• Killdeer
• Chipping sparrows (FOS)
• Flicker
• Golden-crowned kinglets
• White-breasted nuthatch
• Sharp-shinned hawk
• Turkey and Black vultures
• Phoebes (FOS)
• Yellow-bellied sapsuckers (M, 1st yr)
• Pileated woodpecker (M) -- SEE PHOTO
• Red-bellied woodpeckers
• Bluebirds
• House finches