Birds

During any season, brisk movements and flashes of color are seen throughout all parts of the Preserve and greenbelts that range from Shiloh Road in the west to Naaman Forest High School in the east. The optimum place to observe the most species is in the area at 1787 Holford Road. Over 180 species have been recorded since the first entry in 1997 on the Cornell University eBird population site.

The Preserve has a number of diverse habitats that include acres of native prairie, a lush riparian forest with huge Chinquapin and Shumard oaks and plenty of understory biodiversity, a creek that flows year-round with fish and amphibians, and lots of forest/prairie edge habitat for the birds.

On some parts of the prairie habitat, the Society has erected several nest boxes. They are primarily for the Eastern Bluebird, but both the Carolina Chickadee and the Carolina Wren also nest in them. Please do NOT disturb these nests. Please view any activity from afar using your binoculars.

Listed below are some of the most frequently heard and seen birds in the Preserve:

Primary Name	Secondary Name	Species	Subspecies
Bluebird	Eastern	Sialia	sialis
Cardinal	Northern	Cardinalis	cardinalis
Chickadee	Carolina	Poecile	carolinensis
Crow	American	Corvus	brachyrhynchos
Dove	White-winged	Zenaida	asiatica
Jay	Blue	Cyanocitta	cristata
Mockingbird	Northern	Mimus	polyglottos
Phoebe	Eastern	Sayornis	phoebe
Thrasher	Brown	Toxostoma	rufum
Woodpecker	Red-bellied	Melanerpes	carolinus
Wren	Carolina	Thryothorus	ludovicianus

To see the entire list of birds spotted in and around the Preserve, go to the free website eBird.org/hotspots. Once there, type in Spring Creek Forest, then select Spring Creek Forest & Preserve (Dallas Co) PPW