Cox Hall Creek WMA - Sunday, September 8th, 2013

A Prairie Warbler vied for the group's attention this morning on the Cox Hall Creek WMA walk, as we searched  - successfully -  for the nicely plumaged Lark Sparrow that had been found there a couple days ago. Other notable sightings included first-year bluebirds looking very thrush-like, many first-year Chipping Sparrows and a smattering of warblers that included Ovenbird, Nashville, Black- and-White, Blackpoll and American Redstart. Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Cindy & Shaun Bamford, Janet Crawford, Karl Lukens, Mike Hannisien, Carrie Bell, and Deb Payson.

12 Mallard
4 Osprey
2 Bald Eagle
1 Red-tailed Hawk
1 peep sp.
2 Herring Gull
1 Rock Pigeon
7 Mourning Dove
4 Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1 Belted Kingfisher
3 Red-bellied Woodpecker
3 Downy Woodpecker
2 Northern Flicker
1 Eastern Wood-Pewee
1 Eastern Phoebe
3 Great Crested Flycatcher
1 Red-eyed Vireo
3 Blue Jay
6 American Crow
3 Fish Crow
1 Purple Martin
2 Tree Swallow
4 Carolina Chickadee
14 Tufted Titmouse
3 House Wren
7 Carolina Wren
5 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
24 Eastern Bluebird
6 Gray Catbird
2 Northern Mockingbird heard only
15 European Starling
1 Ovenbird
1 Black-and-white Warbler
1 Nashville Warbler
3 American Redstart
1 Blackpoll Warbler
1 Prairie Warbler
30 Chipping Sparrow
2 Field Sparrow
1 Lark Sparrow
2 Song Sparrow
6 Northern Cardinal
2 Blue Grosbeak
2 Bobolink heard only
15 Red-winged Blackbird
9 Common Grackle
16 Brown-headed Cowbird
1 Baltimore Oriole
2 House Finch
2 American Goldfinch heard only