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Above Par Birding at Cox Hall Creek – September 21, 2025

Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Jackie Parker, Holly & Mark Lemieux, Bernie Hodgdon

Temp: 68°F

Winds: NE 9 mph

Weather Conditions: partly cloudy

We hit a few pockets of migrants on our walk this morning at CHC WMA which produced seven warbler species. A small flock of Eastern Bluebirds was in the back by the large pond and in that same area, we had Cedar Waxwings, Pine and Prairie Warbler, a Scarlet Tanager and a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. Northern Flickers are on the move now and there are still quite a few Osprey around.

39 species

Species Count
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 9
Mourning Dove 14
shorebird sp. 1
American Herring Gull 4
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey (American) 11
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Northern) 3
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 7
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 10
Merlin 1
White-eyed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 8
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 6
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Eastern) 1
Carolina Wren (Northern) 5
Gray Catbird 6
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
Eastern Bluebird 4
Cedar Waxwing 2
House Finch 2
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 1
Common Grackle 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler - Roger Horn

Black-and-white Warbler photo by Roger Horn

 
Black-and-white Warbler - Roger Horn

Black-and-white Warbler photo by Roger Horn

 
Black-and-white Warbler - Roger Horn

Black-and-white Warbler photo by Roger Horn

 
Tennessee Warbler 1
Tennessee Warbler - Roger Horn

Tennessee Warbler photo by Roger Horn

 
Tennessee Warbler - Roger Horn

Tennessee Warbler photo by Roger Horn

 
Common Yellowthroat 2
Common Yellowthroat - Roger Horn

Common Yellowthroat photo by Roger Horn

 
Common Yellowthroat - Roger Horn

Common Yellowthroat photo by Roger Horn

 
Common Yellowthroat - Roger Horn

Common Yellowthroat photo by Roger Horn

 
Common Yellowthroat - Roger Horn

Common Yellowthroat photo by Roger Horn

 
American Redstart 1
Northern Parula 2
Pine Warbler 2
Pine Warbler - Roger Horn

Pine Warbler photo by Roger Horn

 
Pine Warbler - Roger Horn

Pine Warbler photo by Roger Horn

 
Pine Warbler - Roger Horn

Pine Warbler photo by Roger Horn

 
Prairie Warbler 1
new world warbler sp. 3
Scarlet Tanager 1
Scarlet Tanager - Roger Horn

Scarlet Tanager photo by Roger Horn

 
Scarlet Tanager - Roger Horn

Scarlet Tanager photo by Roger Horn

 
Northern Cardinal 4

 

Blog post by Kathy and Roger Horn

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