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Above Par Birding at Cox Hall Creek – November 3, 2024

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon

Temp: 42° F

Winds:  NW 10 mph

Weather Conditions: Sunny

Several small groups of Purple Finches showed up on this morning’s walk, all female, exhibiting their broad white eyebrows. We spotted small numbers of raptors, but they represented six different species. It was interesting to study both White-breasted and Red-breasted Nuthatches as they fed close in the cedars.

45 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 1
Gadwall 1
Mallard 22
Ring-necked Duck 2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 3
Mourning Dove 1
Killdeer 5
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 1
Turkey Vulture 16
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Northern) 5
Cooper’s Hawk 3
Bald Eagle 1
Broad-winged Hawk 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 6
Blue Jay 13
American Crow 4
Fish Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 5
European Starling 3
Gray Catbird 1
American Robin 32
Cedar Waxwing 30
House Finch 2
Purple Finch (Eastern) 8
American Goldfinch 17
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1
White-throated Sparrow 11
Song Sparrow 3
Swamp Sparrow 8
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 9
Common Grackle 53
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 37
Northern Cardinal 4