You don't have to cover much ground to see a lot of birds at Cox Hall Creek WMA right now. Ruby-crowned and Golden-crowned Kinglets are suddenly all over and of course there's a steady flow of Yellow-rumped Warblers. CHC WMA is also a good stop-over spot for migratory woodpeckers and home to our non-migratory woodpeckers like Downy, Hairy and Red-bellied. A young (that is not yet red headed) Red-headed Woodpecker perched briefly on a snag for a good view and Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers soft whirr was heard several times; both of these woodpecker species are short-distance migrants and while most of them will continue their southern journey, a few may remain to spend the winter with us. Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Janet Crawford, Shaun Bamford, and Karen Johnson.
53 species
Double-crested Cormorant 26
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4
Cooper's Hawk 2
Bald Eagle 1
Killdeer 1
Herring Gull (American) 3
Mourning Dove 4
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 7
Eastern Phoebe 15
Blue-headed Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 6
Tree Swallow 3
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 7
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 5
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 11
American Robin 11
Gray Catbird 8
Brown Thrasher 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 6
Cedar Waxwing 12
Common Yellowthroat 2
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Palm Warbler (Western) 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 28
Chipping Sparrow 1
Field Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
White-crowned Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 8
Savannah Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 6
Swamp Sparrow 8
Eastern Towhee 3
Northern Cardinal 4
Indigo Bunting 1
Common Grackle 1
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 17
House Sparrow 5
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