April 10, 2011  Birding:
Char-Mar Ridge  Preserve
Miller-Paul  Road
HNP Area M
A walk around the  trail at Char-Mar Ridge Preserve was highlighted by a
cooperative Barred Owl.  Later on the drive Char-Mar to the Hoover Nature
Preserve I went over to  Miller-Paul Road to check a home with new Purple Martin
houses. I was rewarded  with about 30 Purple Martins on and around the
houses. At Area M of the Hoover  Nature Preserve the Osprey were putting on a
show at the nest platform.  Yellow-throated Warblers are present and seem to
be establishing territories.  The list of species by area follows.
Charlie  Bombaci
Char-Mar Ridge  Preserve
Great  Blue Heron
Turkey  Vulture
Red-tailed  Hawk
Mourning  Dove
Barred  Owl
Red-bellied  Woodpecker
Downy  Woodpecker
Northern  Flicker
Pileated  Woodpecker
Eastern  Phoebe
Blue  Jay
American  Crow
Tree  Swallow
Carolina  Chickadee
Tufted  Titmouse
White-breasted  Nuthatch
Brown  Creeper
Carolina  Wren
Golden-crowned  Kinglet
Ruby-crowned  Kinglet
Eastern  Bluebird
Hermit  Thrush
American  Robin
Brown  Thrasher
European  Starling
Yellow-rumped  Warbler
Eastern  Towhee
Song  Sparrow
White-throated  Sparrow
Dark-eyed  Junco
Northern  Cardinal
American  Goldfinch
Miller-Paul  Road
Turkey  Vulture
Red-tailed  Hawk
Rock  Pigeon
Mourning  Dove
American  Crow
Horned  Lark
Purple  Martin
Tree  Swallow
Area M, Hoover Nature  Preserve
Pied-billed  Grebe
Double-crested  Cormorant
Great  Blue Heron
Turkey  Vulture
Canada  Goose
Wood  Duck
Mallard
Blue-winged  Teal
Bufflehead
Hooded  Merganser
Ruddy  Duck
Osprey
Bald  Eagle
Red-tailed  Hawk
American  Coot
Ring-billed  Gull
Mourning  Dove
Red-bellied  Woodpecker
Downy  Woodpecker
Eastern  Phoebe
Blue  Jay
American  Crow
Tree  Swallow
Carolina  Chickadee
Tufted  Titmouse
White-breasted  Nuthatch
Brown  Creeper
Golden-crowned  Kinglet
American  Robin
European  Starling
Yellow-rumped  Warbler
Yellow-throated  Warbler
Song  Sparrow
Dark-eyed  Junco
Northern  Cardinal
Red-winged  Blackbird
Common  Grackle

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