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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