Above Par Birding at Cox Hall Creek - Sunday, September 8, 2019


Many birds were on the move today at Cox Hall Creek WMA. Cedar Waxwings were a constant presence and there were Redstarts galore, along with another nine species of warblers. There were also several Baltimore Orioles, adding their chatter to the morning song. 

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Cindy Bamford
47 species

Mourning Dove  6
Yellow-billed Cuckoo  1
Chimney Swift  2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  3
Laughing Gull  3
Great Blue Heron (Blue form)  1
Black Vulture  1
Turkey Vulture  2
Osprey (carolinensis)  2
Cooper's Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  2
Great Crested Flycatcher  2
White-eyed Vireo  3
Red-eyed Vireo  6
Blue Jay  3
American Crow  2
Carolina Chickadee  3
Tufted Titmouse  5
Tree Swallow  5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1
Carolina Wren (Northern)  6
European Starling  8
Gray Catbird  3
Northern Mockingbird  1
Veery  2
American Robin  8
Cedar Waxwing  45
American Goldfinch  2
Bobolink  6
Baltimore Oriole  5
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  15
Common Grackle  1
Northern Waterthrush  2
Black-and-white Warbler  6
Common Yellowthroat (trichas Group)  3
American Redstart  15
Northern Parula  2
Magnolia Warbler  3
Blackburnian Warbler  1
Yellow Warbler (Northern)  5
Chestnut-sided Warbler  2
Palm Warbler (Western)  1
Northern Cardinal  4
Blue Grosbeak  2
Indigo Bunting  1

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Yellow-billed Cuckoo photo by Kathy Horn

White-eyed Vireo photo by Kathy Horn