Cox Hall Creek WMA is a beautiful place to bird in the fall. Many plants have reclaimed the former golf course greens and the large oaks and dead snags provide a lot of good birding. Sharp-shinned and Cooper's Hawks, Bald Eagle, and a very cooperatively-perched Merlin were appreciated by this morning's group. Other birds of note included a Scarlet Tanager, Belted Kingfisher, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Palm Warblers and Eastern Bluebirds.
55 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 6
Mallard 11
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey 1
Bald Eagle 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Cooper's Hawk 3
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Kestrel 1
Merlin 1
peep sp. 1
Herring Gull (American) 1
Rock Pigeon 5
Mourning Dove 9
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 12
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 9
American Crow 12
Tree Swallow 12
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 7
Carolina Wren 5
House Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 heard
Eastern Bluebird 4
American Robin 8
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Mockingbird 1
Brown Thrasher 1 heard
European Starling 5
Cedar Waxwing 5 heard
Northern Waterthrush 2
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 23
American Redstart 7
Northern Parula 5
Yellow Warbler 2
Palm Warbler (Western) 9
Prairie Warbler 2
Chipping Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 2
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 7
Bobolink 3 heard
Red-winged Blackbird 9
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 2
55 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 6
Mallard 11
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey 1
Bald Eagle 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Cooper's Hawk 3
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Kestrel 1
Merlin 1
peep sp. 1
Herring Gull (American) 1
Rock Pigeon 5
Mourning Dove 9
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 12
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 9
American Crow 12
Tree Swallow 12
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 7
Carolina Wren 5
House Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 heard
Eastern Bluebird 4
American Robin 8
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Mockingbird 1
Brown Thrasher 1 heard
European Starling 5
Cedar Waxwing 5 heard
Northern Waterthrush 2
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 23
American Redstart 7
Northern Parula 5
Yellow Warbler 2
Palm Warbler (Western) 9
Prairie Warbler 2
Chipping Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 2
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 7
Bobolink 3 heard
Red-winged Blackbird 9
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 2
