Sylvester St. Leicester (11/22)

I took Wednesday off to get an early start on Thanksgiving. Having the morning free, my Mom and I went over to the reservoir in Leicester for a morning walk. It was a brisk morning and the bird activity was relatively low. The only birds that we could find on the water were a pair of Canada Geese so we started up the road. The woods were quiet except for a few Chickadees and Titmice. Every once in a while we heard the calls of Golden-crowned Kinglets on both sides of the road. We walked on until we got to a small stream near the airport. The area was packed with Robins who were all feeding on the ground.

At this point we turned back and headed for the car. On the return trip we did come across a small flock of tiny birds. While we could hear them pretty well, we couldn't get a good enough look to identify them. If guessing that they might have been Ruby-crowned Kinglets but I certainly could be wrong.

The best part of the trip was that one of our fellow hikers pointed out a tree that houses a family of Flying Squirrels in it. The tree is clearly marked by the scat at its base. I tried to coax the little guys out of their nest by scraping the tree with a stick but it didn't work. I'll have to try back again at dusk.

Birds: Black-capped Chickadee, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Tufted Titmouse, Blue Jay, Canada Goose, Northern Cardinal, American Robin, Mourning Dove, Downy Woodpecker, White-breasted Nuthatch, Red-bellied Woodpecker