Day 12 What a Difference a Day Makes

.5 miles, temperature in the high teens and low twenty with a noticeable wind when not in shelter. Started out a bit later in the morning to let things warm up. There was 3-7 inches of new snow, with the most in Worchester County. Ground feeding birds were non existent at Pinnacle Lane, Walpole, where just two days ago there were redpolls, snow buntings and horned larks. The YMCA loop in Keene NH was disappointing, with the best bird beautiful singing Eastern Bluebirds. Nice flock of Newfie Robins, large with brick red breasts but no Pine Grosbeaks in Lunenburg in the fruit trees where they had been all week. It did give us an opportunity to go to Fitchburg Airport, where there were drive up horned larks (6) and 1 snow bunting (both county birds) on the only bare patch of ground that was visible. Beautiful tinkling sound of larks as they flew. Got home around 3:30 after being away for 3 days, an all around satisfying trip for winter species in central New England. Have started a new tree identification learning project. Got red oak across from the motel in Keene last night, but unsure of the tree and possibly the associated leaf we found today on the YMCA loop.

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