Cox Hall Creek WMA - Sunday, September 11th, 2016

There were a lot of highlights on today's Cox Hall Creek WMA walk: the chipping, flitting Northern Waterthrush that we had to walk away from because it certainly didn't seem to want to leave its vernal pool, the five teed up Blue Grosbeaks all in view at once, the young Bald Eagle that kept pestering the Ospreys for their fish, and the smattering of warblers moving through the trees - it was a pretty birdy morning. A highlight of a different sort was the luna moth caterpillar found on the path. Though bright green in most larval stages, this golden reddish-brown stage shown below is typical of the 5th instar that precedes pupation. Leaders: Kathy Horn, Janet Crawford, and Deb Payson.
39 species

Canada Goose  1
Mallard  1
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Great Blue Heron  1
Osprey  3
Cooper's Hawk  1
Bald Eagle  1
Laughing Gull  2
Herring Gull (American)  1
Mourning Dove  3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  7
Downy Woodpecker  2
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  2
Eastern Wood-Pewee  2
White-eyed Vireo  1
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  5
American Crow  2
Carolina Chickadee  7
Tufted Titmouse  14
White-breasted Nuthatch  3
Carolina Wren  6
American Robin  9
Gray Catbird  3
European Starling  15
Northern Waterthrush  1
Black-and-white Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  1
American Redstart  1
Chestnut-sided Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  4
Blue Grosbeak  6
Indigo Bunting  1
Bobolink  15
Red-winged Blackbird  3
Common Grackle  2
American Goldfinch  1

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

Luna Moth caterpillar [Photo by Kathy Horn]