Cox Hall Creek WMA - Sunday, April 29nd, 2012

Cox Hall Creek WMA was filled with birds singing in the sunshine. Highlights include: Red-headed Woodpeckers, Black-and-white Warblers,Yellow-rumped Warblers, several Osprey, a Red-tailed Hawk, a Bald Eagle, a pair of Kingfishers plus the resident Chipping Sparrows and Eastern Bluebirds. Leaders: Chuck & Mary Jane Slugg, Shaun & Cindy Bamford, Janet Crawford, and Carrie Bell.
52 species

Canada Goose  3
Mallard  4
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Egret  1
Green Heron  1
Osprey  6
Bald Eagle  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Laughing Gull  12
Mourning Dove  6
Belted Kingfisher  2
Red-headed Woodpecker  3     These birds have been seen in this location for the last 5 weeks.
Red-bellied Woodpecker  5
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  2
Great Crested Flycatcher  6     We had scope looks at three and several more were calling. They traditionally nest in this area.
Eastern Kingbird  2
White-eyed Vireo  1     heard
Blue-headed Vireo  3
Blue Jay  6
American Crow  10
Fish Crow  2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  4
Purple Martin  2
Tree Swallow  8
Barn Swallow  10
Carolina Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  12
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Carolina Wren  2
House Wren  3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  2
Eastern Bluebird  3
American Robin  14
Northern Mockingbird  5
European Starling  10
Black-and-white Warbler  4
Common Yellowthroat  2     heard
Yellow Warbler  1     heard
Yellow-rumped Warbler  8
Eastern Towhee  1     heard
Chipping Sparrow  14
Field Sparrow  2     heard
Song Sparrow  5
White-throated Sparrow  5
Dark-eyed Junco  1
Northern Cardinal  6
Red-winged Blackbird  10
Common Grackle  12
Brown-headed Cowbird  10
American Goldfinch  6
House Sparrow  8

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org/content/nj)