Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Pam Hubert, Alan Crawford, Barry Hershfeld

Temp: 48°F

Winds: NE 5 mph

Weather Conditions: sunny, some clouds

It was relatively quiet at CHC WMA this morning. Golden-crowned Kinglets are on the move, with several of them seen working in the pines along the path. A single female Purple Finch posed nicely atop a beautiful black gum tree, allowing scope views. Several sparrow species fed along the grass edges and an Eastern Towhee that had been calling frequently popped up for good views. Flocks of Blue Jays and American Robins moved overhead but warbler numbers were low, with a few Yellow-rumped Warblers and a single Western Palm Warbler.

35 species

Species	Count
Canada Goose	6
Mallard	8
Mourning Dove	2
Double-crested Cormorant	2
Black Vulture	1
Turkey Vulture	1
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Northern)	1
Bald Eagle	2
Red-shouldered Hawk	1
Red-tailed Hawk	1
Red-bellied Woodpecker	3
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)	8
Blue Jay	13
American Crow	2
Carolina Chickadee	3
Tufted Titmouse	1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	1
Golden-crowned Kinglet	6
Red-breasted Nuthatch	1
Carolina Wren (Northern)	3
European Starling	4
Gray Catbird	2
Brown Thrasher	2
American Robin	70
Purple Finch (Eastern)	1
American Goldfinch	10
White-throated Sparrow	3
Song Sparrow (Eastern)	5
Swamp Sparrow	4
Eastern Towhee (Red-eyed)	2
Red-winged Blackbird (Common)	12
Common Grackle	120
Palm Warbler (Western)	1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)	16
Northern Cardinal	3