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Recent reports from Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek

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

May 17

2Canada Goose
3Mourning Dove
2Black Vulture
4Turkey Vulture
1Barred Owl
4Red-bellied Woodpecker
4Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Acadian Flycatcher
1Eastern Phoebe
4Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
3White-eyed Vireo
4Red-eyed Vireo
2Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2Barn Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
9Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
1Wood Thrush
7American Robin
20Cedar Waxwing
3House Finch
11American Goldfinch
1Chipping Sparrow
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Orchard Oriole
1Red-winged Blackbird
3Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Grackle
2Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Parula
1Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Summer Tanager
13Northern Cardinal
2Indigo Bunting
1Mallard
1Osprey
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Blue Jay
3American Crow
1Fish Crow
1Tree Swallow
2Northern House Wren
1European Starling
1Brown Thrasher
1Swainson's Thrush
7Eastern Towhee
2Ovenbird
2Louisiana Waterthrush
2American Redstart
2Blue Grosbeak

May 16

3Wood Duck
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Great Blue Heron
1Hooded Warbler
1Canada Warbler

May 14

XMagnolia Warbler
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Northern Waterthrush
1Chestnut-sided Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager

May 13

1Cooper's Hawk
1Black-and-white Warbler

May 12

1Green Heron
1Song Sparrow
1Black-throated Blue Warbler

May 11

1Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Northern Yellow Warbler