Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Janet Crawford
Temp: 75° F
Winds: N 14 mph
Weather Conditions: sunny
CHC WMA was very birdy this morning, with mixed flocks of Red-eyed Vireos, American Redstarts, Northern Parulas, and Black-and-white, Chestnut-sided and Magnolia Warblers. A Green Heron never moved as it watched for prey at the water’s edge, giving us ample time to scope and admire it.
38 species
| Species | Count |
| Wood Duck | 1 |
| Mallard | 1 |
| Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) | 2 |
| Mourning Dove | 2 |
| Laughing Gull | 6 |
| Herring Gull (American) | 1 |
| Double-crested Cormorant | 1 |
| Green Heron | 1 |
| Turkey Vulture | 1 |
| Osprey (carolinensis) | 4 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 2 |
| Accipiter sp. | 1 |
| Bald Eagle | 2 |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | 2 |
| Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) | 5 |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | 1 |
| Eastern Phoebe | 1 |
| White-eyed Vireo | 2 |
| Red-eyed Vireo | 8 |
| Blue Jay | 12 |
| American Crow | 2 |
| Carolina Chickadee | 7 |
| Tufted Titmouse | 8 |
| Tree Swallow | 30 |
| White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) | 1 |
| Carolina Wren (Northern) | 6 |
| Gray Catbird | 3 |
| Veery | 1 |
| American Robin | 4 |
| Bobolink | 1 |
| Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) | 16 |
| Common Grackle | 3 |
| Black-and-white Warbler | 6 |
| Common Yellowthroat (trichas Group) | 2 |
| American Redstart | 11 |
| Northern Parula | 15 |
| Magnolia Warbler | 1 |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | 2 |
| Northern Cardinal | 4 |

Black-and-white Warbler photo by Kathy Horn








