With the temporary closing of the Villas WMA, now more properly called the Coxhall Creek WMA, this Sunday morning spring walk is being held at Higbee's Beach WMA. This morning's highlights included cooperative Pine Warblers and Field Sparrows that sat still long enough for scope views and also sang frequently for the group. Location: Cape Island--Higbees Beach SWA Observation date: 4/3/11 Notes: K & R Horn,K Lukens,C & MJSlugg,W Cairo,C & S Bamford Number of species: 35 Canada Goose 4 Mute Swan 1 Mallard 2 Wild Turkey 3 Double-crested Cormorant 43 Turkey Vulture 4 Bald Eagle 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Laughing Gull 1 Herring Gull (American) 1 Mourning Dove 5 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Downy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 5 Eastern Phoebe 1 Blue Jay 1 American Crow 4 Fish Crow 1 Carolina Chickadee 10 Tufted Titmouse 6 Carolina Wren 5 Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 American Robin 25 Brown Thrasher 1 European Starling 6 Pine Warbler 4 Eastern Towhee 5 Field Sparrow 5 Song Sparrow 2 White-throated Sparrow 9 Northern Cardinal 10 Red-winged Blackbird 25 Common Grackle 3 Brown-headed Cowbird 8 House Finch 1 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/)  Yellow-rumped Warbler at Higbee's Beach on Sunday [photo by Roger Horn].  Pine Warbler at Higbee's Beach on Sunday [photo by Roger Horn]. |
Higbee's Beach WMA - Sunday April 3rd 2011
