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Recent reports from Flat Top Mountain

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

May 15

2Mourning Dove
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Killdeer
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Broad-winged Hawk
1Red-shouldered Hawk
3Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Least Flycatcher
1Eastern Phoebe
4Blue-headed Vireo
8Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
2American Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
8Tufted Titmouse
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
4White-breasted Nuthatch
1Northern House Wren
3Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
1Swainson's Thrush
4American Robin
4American Goldfinch
2Chipping Sparrow
6Dark-eyed Junco
2Song Sparrow
7Eastern Towhee
1Red-winged Blackbird
8Ovenbird
3Black-and-white Warbler
4Hooded Warbler
2American Redstart
1Cape May Warbler
2Blackburnian Warbler
6Chestnut-sided Warbler
5Black-throated Blue Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Black-throated Green Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager
4Northern Cardinal
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak
4Indigo Bunting

May 14

1Hairy Woodpecker
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Common Yellowthroat

May 12

1Ruffed Grouse
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Northern Flicker
1Veery
1Wood Thrush
1Cedar Waxwing
1Purple Finch

May 9

1Barred Owl
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Worm-eating Warbler
1Northern Parula
1Magnolia Warbler