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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 22

1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
11Blue Jay ✓
5American Crow ✓
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
10Northern Mockingbird ✓
2Field Sparrow ✓
2White-throated Sparrow ✓
3Savannah Sparrow ✓
2Song Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Meadowlark ✓
6Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
20Mourning Dove ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Sharp-shinned Hawk ✓
2Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
3Eastern Phoebe ✓
2Fish Crow ✓
3White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
3Carolina Wren ✓
30Eastern Bluebird ✓
2American Robin ✓
8House Finch ✓
1American Goldfinch ✓
12Chipping Sparrow ✓
3White-crowned Sparrow ✓
1Vesper Sparrow ✓
1Lincoln's Sparrow
5Swamp Sparrow ✓
2Eastern Towhee ✓
2Palm Warbler ✓
8Northern Cardinal ✓

October 21

10Turkey Vulture ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
1Carolina Chickadee ✓

October 18

1Common Yellowthroat ✓
2Rock Pigeon ✓
4Black Vulture ✓
1Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
1Bay-breasted Warbler ✓

October 17

1Northern Harrier ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
50European Starling ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Common Raven ✓
1Brown-headed Cowbird ✓