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Recent reports from Litchfield Plantation Pawleys Island (private)

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

December 30

1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Chipping Sparrow
4Dark-eyed Junco

December 29

3Double-crested Cormorant
2Great Egret
4Turkey Vulture
1Carolina Wren
3Song Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
2480Red-winged Blackbird
150Common Grackle
6Mourning Dove
1Common Gallinule
1Great Blue Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-headed Woodpecker
4Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Northern Flicker
2Eastern Phoebe
4Blue Jay
2American Crow
6Carolina Chickadee
6Tufted Titmouse
2White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
23American Robin
18Cedar Waxwing
4House Finch
4American Goldfinch
32White-throated Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Pine Warbler
11Yellow-rumped Warbler
8Northern Cardinal
1King Rail
2Virginia Rail
2Barred Owl

December 24

1Pied-billed Grebe
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Hermit Thrush
5Brown-headed Cowbird