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Recent reports from William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake

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

May 13

1Northern Waterthrush
3Pine Warbler
1Summer Tanager
5Mourning Dove
4Chimney Swift
5Killdeer
2Spotted Sandpiper
2Solitary Sandpiper
3Least Sandpiper
1Double-crested Cormorant
3Great Blue Heron
2Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
2White-eyed Vireo
2Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
1American Crow
3Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
5Tufted Titmouse
8Tree Swallow
6Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2Barn Swallow
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
1Swainson's Thrush
3American Robin
4American Goldfinch
5Chipping Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
4Brown-headed Cowbird
1Ovenbird
5Common Yellowthroat
1American Redstart
2Northern Parula
3Blackpoll Warbler
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager
6Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting

May 12

1Short-billed Dowitcher
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Gray Catbird
2Cedar Waxwing
2House Finch
1Orchard Oriole
4Red-winged Blackbird
4Louisiana Waterthrush
2Northern Yellow Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler

May 10

1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
1Acadian Flycatcher
2Eastern Phoebe
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown Thrasher
2Song Sparrow
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Baltimore Oriole
3Common Grackle

May 9

3Mallard
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Hermit Thrush
3Wood Thrush
1Blue Grosbeak
1Veery
1Savannah Sparrow
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Common Raven