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Recent reports from Jordan Game Land--Bush Creek Marsh

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

October 11

1Wood Duck ✓
1Killdeer ✓
2Sharp-shinned Hawk ✓
1Barred Owl ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
1Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
3Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Hairy Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
2Eastern Phoebe ✓
7Blue Jay ✓
3American Crow ✓
5Carolina Chickadee ✓
4Tufted Titmouse ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
6Carolina Wren ✓
2Gray Catbird ✓
6Brown Thrasher ✓
2Eastern Bluebird ✓
4Swamp Sparrow ✓
4Eastern Towhee ✓
12Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Ovenbird ✓
4Common Yellowthroat ✓
6Northern Cardinal ✓
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak ✓
2Indigo Bunting ✓

October 10

3Blue-winged Teal ✓
8Mallard ✓
3Wild Turkey ✓
12Pectoral Sandpiper ✓
5Great Egret ✓
3Great Blue Heron ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1American Goldfinch ✓
1Palm Warbler ✓