Blog

Above Par Birding at Cox Hall Creek – September 19, 2021

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

New Jersey Audubon
New Jersey Audubon
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.

For more information please click here