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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 14

8Canada Goose
4Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Great Blue Heron
10Black Vulture
2Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
2Red-shouldered Hawk
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
3Acadian Flycatcher
2Great Crested Flycatcher
3Eastern Kingbird
3White-eyed Vireo
2Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
2American Crow
1Fish Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
7Tufted Titmouse
5Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2Barn Swallow
2White-breasted Nuthatch
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
4Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Northern House Wren
8Carolina Wren
5European Starling
3Northern Mockingbird
7Eastern Bluebird
1Wood Thrush
7American Robin
9House Finch
7American Goldfinch
4Chipping Sparrow
5Eastern Towhee
3Yellow-breasted Chat
1Orchard Oriole
5Red-winged Blackbird
6Brown-headed Cowbird
4Common Grackle
2Ovenbird
1Northern Waterthrush
5Common Yellowthroat
3Northern Parula
1Chestnut-sided Warbler
3Pine Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
3Summer Tanager
1Scarlet Tanager
9Northern Cardinal
3Blue Grosbeak
3Indigo Bunting

May 13

3Mallard
1Cooper's Hawk
2Downy Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
2Tree Swallow
1Gray Catbird
2Brown Thrasher
1Swainson's Thrush
10Cedar Waxwing
1Black-and-white Warbler
2Hooded Warbler
1American Redstart
1Magnolia Warbler

May 12

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Green Heron
1Song Sparrow
1Louisiana Waterthrush
1Black-throated Blue Warbler

May 11

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

May 10

1Spotted Sandpiper
1Yellow-throated Vireo