Cox Hall Creek WMA - Sunday, August 18th, 2013

A lot of birds were busy feeding during this morning's Cox Hall Creek WMA walk under overcast skies with occasional drizzle. In addition to the 'usual suspects' for this site - Chipping Sparrow, Indigo Bunting, Blue Grosbeak, Eastern Bluebird, Eastern Wood-Peewee, and Great Crested Flycatcher - there were small flocks of migrants moving through that included Blue-winged, Yellow-throated and Yellow Warblers, as well as American Redstart and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Cindy & Shaun Bamford, Janice Crawford, and Hugh Simmons.
51 species

Mallard  9
Osprey  2
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Laughing Gull  12
Herring Gull  4
Rock Pigeon  1
Mourning Dove  16
Chimney Swift  4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  8
Red-bellied Woodpecker  4
Downy Woodpecker  4
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  4
Eastern Wood-Pewee  3
Great Crested Flycatcher  3
Eastern Kingbird  8
White-eyed Vireo  1    heard
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  7
Fish Crow  1
Purple Martin  20
Tree Swallow  5
Barn Swallow  2
Carolina Chickadee  7
Tufted Titmouse  8
White-breasted Nuthatch  3
House Wren  3
Carolina Wren  8
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  5
Eastern Bluebird  2
American Robin  24
Gray Catbird  3
Northern Mockingbird  2
European Starling  50
Cedar Waxwing  19
Blue-winged Warbler  2
Black-and-white Warbler  4
American Redstart  3
Yellow Warbler  10
Chipping Sparrow  20
Field Sparrow  2    heard
Song Sparrow  3
Northern Cardinal  8
Blue Grosbeak  2
Indigo Bunting  2
Red-winged Blackbird  14
Common Grackle  2
Brown-headed Cowbird  7
House Finch  4
American Goldfinch  7
House Sparrow  5

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