Leaders: Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon.
Temp: 54° F
Winds: SW 12 mph
Weather Conditions: sunny with light clouds
A nice morning for the first walk of the year at Cox Hall Creek WMA. Mild temps, low SW wind and clear skies. Wood Ducks flew over as we started our walk and Pine Warblers, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, Eastern Phoebes and Palm Warblers were all moving about quickly looking for food. These new north bound migrants were accompanied by several Hermit Thrushes. Additionally, some of our winter birds like Yellow-rumped Warblers, Brown Creeper and a Red-breasted Nuthatch were also feeding on tree trunks and branches. We watched them pull lichen off some branches that then fluttered to the ground around us, while they pecked at whatever was underneath. 41 species “not too shabby”.
41 species
| Species | Count |
| Canada Goose | 14 |
| Wood Duck | 3 |
| Mallard | 4 |
| Killdeer | 2 |
| Laughing Gull | 12 |
| American Herring Gull | 4 |
| Great Black-backed Gull | 1 |
| Double-crested Cormorant | 20 |
| Glossy Ibis | 5 |
| Turkey Vulture | 1 |
| Belted Kingfisher | 1 |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | 2 |
| Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) | 3 |
| Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) | 4 |
| Eastern Phoebe | 3 |
| Blue Jay | 5 |
| American Crow | 3 |
| Fish Crow | 4 |
| Carolina Chickadee | 2 |
| Tufted Titmouse | 5 |
| Tree Swallow | 3 |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | 3 |
| White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) | 1 |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | 1 |
| Brown Creeper | 1 |
 Brown Creeper photo by Roger Horn |
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Brown Creeper photo by Roger Horn |
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| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Eastern) | 6 |
 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Eastern) photo by Roger Horn |
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| Carolina Wren (Northern) | 3 |
| European Starling | 6 |
| Brown Thrasher | 1 |
| Hermit Thrush | 5 |
| American Robin | 10 |
| House Finch | 2 |
| White-throated Sparrow | 1 |
| Song Sparrow | 1 |
| Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) | 8 |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | 1 |
| Common Grackle | 4 |
| Palm Warbler (Western) | 3 |
| Pine Warbler | 12 |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) | 4 |
| Northern Cardinal | 8 |
Blog write-up and eBird list by Roger Horn
