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Recent reports from Loch Lomond, Lochmere, Cary

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

March 25

10Canada Goose
10Mallard
4Ring-necked Duck
10Bufflehead
12Ruddy Duck
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Blue Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Blue Jay
2American Crow
4Fish Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
4Carolina Wren
2Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
10House Finch
3Chipping Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Pine Warbler
3Yellow-rumped Warbler
3Northern Cardinal

March 24

1Pileated Woodpecker
1White-throated Sparrow
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Grackle

March 23

2Mourning Dove
3Purple Martin
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
2American Goldfinch
3Dark-eyed Junco

March 22

1Sharp-shinned Hawk

March 21

1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Purple Finch

March 20

1Wood Duck
1Red-tailed Hawk

March 19

1Pied-billed Grebe
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Palm Warbler