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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.

September 25

4Mourning Dove ✓
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
1Green Heron ✓
8Black Vulture ✓
7Turkey Vulture ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
3Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
2Downy Woodpecker ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
1Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
1White-eyed Vireo ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
9American Crow ✓
7Fish Crow ✓
1Common Raven ✓
2Carolina Chickadee ✓
2Tufted Titmouse ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
3Gray Catbird ✓
2Brown Thrasher ✓
7Northern Mockingbird ✓
8Eastern Bluebird ✓
2American Robin ✓
2House Finch ✓
3American Goldfinch ✓
2Song Sparrow ✓
2Black-and-white Warbler ✓
2Common Yellowthroat ✓
2American Redstart ✓
2Northern Parula ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓
1Bay-breasted Warbler ✓
10Palm Warbler ✓
3Black-throated Green Warbler ✓
3Northern Cardinal ✓
2Indigo Bunting ✓

September 24

15Rock Pigeon ✓
20Killdeer ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Northern Harrier ✓
3Northern Flicker ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
1Tree Swallow ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
6Carolina Wren ✓
50European Starling ✓
3Field Sparrow ✓
1Northern Yellow Warbler ✓

September 21

1Pileated Woodpecker ✓

September 20

3Chimney Swift ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
3Red-eyed Vireo ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
6Chipping Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
5Bobolink ✓
5Eastern Meadowlark ✓
2Common Grackle ✓
1Tennessee Warbler ✓
1Nashville Warbler ✓
1Hooded Warbler ✓
1Blackburnian Warbler ✓
1Chestnut-sided Warbler ✓
1Summer Tanager ✓
6Blue Grosbeak ✓