Cox Hall Creek WMA - Sunday, April 17th, 2016

With all the standing trees, both live and dead, at Cox Hall Creek WMA, cavity nesters are always present in good numbers. This includes not only chickadees and titmice, but several species of woodpeckers, such as Northern Flickers, and Red-bellied, Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers, all seen on today's walk. Wood Ducks are also cavity nesters and two flew close overhead, clearly showing their exquisitely "painted" faces and long, broad tails. This year, one of the cavity nests that housed Red-bellied Woodpeckers last year seems to be occupied by a family of squirrels; they look awfully cute when they peak out of their narrow tree cavity. Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Janet Crawford, and Cindy Bamford.
36 species

Canada Goose  2
Wood Duck  2
Mallard  4
Double-crested Cormorant  29
Great Blue Heron  1
Turkey Vulture  1
Osprey  2
Bald Eagle  1
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Laughing Gull  8
Herring Gull (American)  4
Mourning Dove  3
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Downy Woodpecker  3
Hairy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  2
Fish Crow  5
Tree Swallow  8
Carolina Chickadee  3
Tufted Titmouse  8
Carolina Wren  5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  4
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  10
Chipping Sparrow  8
Field Sparrow  6
White-throated Sparrow  20
Eastern Towhee  6
Northern Cardinal  8
Red-winged Blackbird  5
Rusty Blackbird  1
Common Grackle  4
Brown-headed Cowbird  8
House Finch  2
House Sparrow  2

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Field Sparrow [Photo by Roger Horn]

Tree Swallow [Photo by Roger Horn]

Gray Squirrel [Photo by Roger Horn]