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Recent reports from Transis Camp Rd.--Hope Valley Experimental Forest

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

April 25

1Chuck-will's-widow
1Osprey
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
1Chipping Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
1Common Yellowthroat
4Summer Tanager
1Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
1Indigo Bunting
1Canada Goose
1Wood Duck
2Mourning Dove
2Bonaparte's Gull
74Double-crested Cormorant
3Great Blue Heron
3Turkey Vulture
3Bald Eagle
1Red-tailed Hawk
4Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
3Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
2White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo
7Red-eyed Vireo
3Blue Jay
4American Crow
5Fish Crow
6Carolina Chickadee
22Tufted Titmouse
2White-breasted Nuthatch
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
1House Wren
5Eastern Bluebird
4American Robin
7American Goldfinch
1Field Sparrow
12White-throated Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
4Yellow-breasted Chat
2Orchard Oriole
4Red-winged Blackbird
5Brown-headed Cowbird
1Ovenbird
1Black-and-white Warbler
5Prothonotary Warbler
4Northern Parula
3Palm Warbler
6Pine Warbler
4Yellow-throated Warbler
9Prairie Warbler

April 24

3Eastern Whip-poor-will
1Gray Catbird
1House Finch

April 23

10Chimney Swift
1Black Vulture
2Cooper's Hawk
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Tree Swallow
1Barn Swallow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Pine Siskin
5Common Grackle
2Northern Waterthrush
1Yellow Warbler
6Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager

April 21

1Belted Kingfisher
8Northern Rough-winged Swallow

April 20

1Spotted Sandpiper
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-headed Woodpecker
6Song Sparrow

April 19

1Great Horned Owl
1Eastern Phoebe