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Recent reports from Guilford County Farm/Howerton Rd. (Guilford Co.)

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

October 6

1Northern Bobwhite ✓
3Mourning Dove ✓
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
2Black Vulture ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓
1Northern Harrier ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
3Northern Flicker ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
1Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
1Blue Jay ✓
7American Crow ✓
2Fish Crow ✓
3Carolina Chickadee ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
3Carolina Wren ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
8Northern Mockingbird ✓
5Eastern Bluebird ✓
2American Robin ✓
7House Finch ✓
5Field Sparrow ✓
9Song Sparrow ✓
2Swamp Sparrow ✓
1Tennessee Warbler ✓
2Common Yellowthroat ✓
2American Redstart ✓
4Cape May Warbler ✓
1Northern Parula ✓
13Palm Warbler ✓
3Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
4Northern Cardinal ✓
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak ✓
1Blue Grosbeak ✓
3Indigo Bunting ✓

October 4

29Rock Pigeon ✓
2Chimney Swift ✓
1Killdeer ✓
2Great Blue Heron ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
2White-eyed Vireo ✓
500Tree Swallow ✓
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow ✓
1Barn Swallow ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
4European Starling ✓
5American Goldfinch ✓
3Chipping Sparrow ✓
1Savannah Sparrow ✓
1Baltimore Oriole ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓

October 1

1Gray Catbird ✓
2Bobolink ✓
1Sharp-shinned Hawk ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Northern Yellow Warbler ✓