Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Alan Crawford
Temp: 65°F
Winds: SW 10 mph
Weather Conditions: mostly cloudy
Yellow-shafted Flicker was the bird of the day at CHC WMA. This medium-distance migrant was frequently seen flying overhead, flashing their yellow underwings and white rumps. As frequent targets of Cooper and Sharp-shinned Hawks, they could also be heard vocalizing as they flew to escape threatening hawks. It was nice to see the lingering Ospreys, Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, and a single Indigo Bunting.
42 species
| Species | Count |
| Mallard | 1 |
| Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) | 2 |
| Mourning Dove | 5 |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 2 |
| Ring-billed Gull | 1 |
| Double-crested Cormorant | 1 |
| Snowy Egret | 1 |
| Turkey Vulture | 1 |
| Osprey (carolinensis) | 4 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 4 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 1 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 1 |
| Belted Kingfisher | 1 |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | 4 |
| Downy Woodpecker | 1 |
| Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) | 44 |
| American Kestrel | 2 |
| Merlin | 1 |
| Red-eyed Vireo | 3 |
| Blue Jay | 26 |
| American Crow | 1 |
| Carolina Chickadee | 2 |
| Tufted Titmouse | 2 |
| Tree Swallow | 2 |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 1 |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | 2 |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | 1 |
| Carolina Wren | 7 |
| Gray Catbird | 10 |
| Brown Thrasher | 1 |
| Northern Mockingbird | 1 |
| American Robin | 4 |
| Cedar Waxwing | 11 |
| House Finch | 2 |
| American Goldfinch | 1 |
| Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) | 5 |
| Common Grackle | 12 |
| Black-and-white Warbler | 1 |
| Common Yellowthroat | 2 |
| Palm Warbler (Western) | 1 |
| Northern Cardinal | 5 |
| Indigo Bunting | 1 |
