This morning's walk at the Cox Hall Creek WMA didn't produce any rarities but there were a lot of birds and a nice variety. Besides a smattering of warblers - Yellow, Pine and American Redstart - there were many Cedar Waxwings. Primarily feeding on berries and small fruits throughout the year, these birds were sallying out, and sometimes hovering, catching insects on the wing. Cedar Waxwing young are fed a diet of insects for just a few days after hatching and, as late breeders, adult birds may have been gathering small flying insects to bring back to nests. CHCWMA is also a reliable place to hear and see Eastern Wood Peewees; their plaintive pee-o-wee call is one that the new birders with us on today's walk now know! Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Cindy Bamford, Janet Crawford, and Deb Payson.
47 species
Killdeer 2
Laughing Gull 8
Herring Gull (American) 12
Mourning Dove 9
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 10
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee 6
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 2
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 7
Fish Crow 2
Purple Martin 15
Tree Swallow 5
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 6
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 7
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
Eastern Bluebird 8
American Robin 24
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 5
Cedar Waxwing 28
American Redstart 1
Yellow Warbler 4
Pine Warbler 4
Chipping Sparrow 8
Field Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 7
Indigo Bunting 5
Red-winged Blackbird 9
Common Grackle 5
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
Orchard Oriole 1
House Finch 9
American Goldfinch 5
House Sparrow 5
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