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Recent reports from Hanging Rock SP--Riverbluffs Trail

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

September 9

2Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Hairy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Eastern Phoebe
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Blue-headed Vireo
10Red-eyed Vireo
2American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
2White-breasted Nuthatch
4Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Veery
1Swainson's Thrush
20Wood Thrush
20Cedar Waxwing
2American Goldfinch
1Hooded Warbler
1American Redstart
1Northern Parula
2Northern Cardinal

September 8

1Mourning Dove
1Downy Woodpecker
1Common Raven
1Eastern Bluebird
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Tennessee Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
4Indigo Bunting