Cox Hall Creek WMA - Sunday, August 12th, 2012

It was deceptively quiet starting out on this morning's walk. It soon became evident, though, that many breeding birds as well as early migrants are making use of this still-evolving (from a golf course) habitat. Blue Grosbeaks, Indigo Buntings, Bluebirds and Chipping Sparrows were numerous throughout in various stages of molt. Warblers included Yellow-throated, Yellow, Pine, Ovenbird and Common Yellowthroat. Several Ruby-throated Hummingbirds and Blue-gray Gnatcatchers were seen as well. Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Chuck & Mary Jane Slugg, Steve Weis, and Janet Crawford.
48 species

Mallard  5
Osprey  3
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Laughing Gull  15
Mourning Dove  5
Chimney Swift  4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  5
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Downy Woodpecker  4
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  4
Eastern Wood-Pewee  1
Great Crested Flycatcher  2
Eastern Kingbird  4
Blue Jay  1
American Crow  7
Purple Martin  25
Tree Swallow  2
Carolina Chickadee  8
Tufted Titmouse  10
White-breasted Nuthatch  4
Carolina Wren  5
House Wren  1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  3
Eastern Bluebird  25    Many molting young
American Robin  14
Gray Catbird  2
Northern Mockingbird  7
European Starling  8
Cedar Waxwing  12
Ovenbird  1
Common Yellowthroat  1    heard
Yellow Warbler  2
Pine Warbler  1
Yellow-throated Warbler  1
Chipping Sparrow  22
Song Sparrow  2
Northern Cardinal  3
Blue Grosbeak  6
Indigo Bunting  6
Red-winged Blackbird  28
Common Grackle  6
Brown-headed Cowbird  4
Orchard Oriole  2
House Finch  11
American Goldfinch  3
House Sparrow  3

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

Young male Indigo Bunting molting into adult plumage [Photo by Roger Horn]