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Recent reports from Yates Mill County Park

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

April 10

3Mallard
1Mourning Dove
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Blue Heron
10Turkey Vulture
1Belted Kingfisher
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1White-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
4American Crow
1Fish Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
6Tufted Titmouse
3Tree Swallow
5Barn Swallow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
8Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
5Carolina Wren
6Eastern Bluebird
3American Robin
2House Finch
3American Goldfinch
3Chipping Sparrow
18White-throated Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
3Yellow-rumped Warbler
5Northern Cardinal
2Canada Goose
1Cooper's Hawk
1Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
5Purple Martin
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
2Swamp Sparrow
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Pine Warbler
1Indigo Bunting
3Wood Duck
1Eastern Phoebe
5Cedar Waxwing
2Yellow-throated Warbler

April 9

1Hermit Thrush

April 8

3Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Red-shouldered Hawk

April 6

2Rock Pigeon
3European Starling
4Chimney Swift
1Killdeer
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Eastern Meadowlark
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Common Grackle

April 5

1Bald Eagle
1Barred Owl
1Dark-eyed Junco
1Black Vulture
3Black-and-white Warbler
1White-breasted Nuthatch

April 4

1Red-eyed Vireo
2Common Yellowthroat
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Wild Turkey