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Recent reports from McDowell Prairie

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

October 25

1Mourning Dove
1Cooper's Hawk
2Red-shouldered Hawk
7Red-headed Woodpecker
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
3Northern Flicker
1Eastern Phoebe
25Blue Jay
12American Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
6Carolina Wren
1European Starling
3Brown Thrasher
8Northern Mockingbird
14Eastern Bluebird
3American Robin
3House Finch
2American Goldfinch
1Field Sparrow
XWhite-throated Sparrow
1Savannah Sparrow
9Song Sparrow
5Eastern Towhee
1Palm Warbler
6Yellow-rumped Warbler
6Northern Cardinal

October 24

2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Merlin
10Black Vulture
6Turkey Vulture
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Fish Crow
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet

October 22

1Mallard
6Double-crested Cormorant
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown Creeper
3Northern House Wren
1Gray Catbird
5Chipping Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Pine Warbler

October 21

1American Kestrel
3Red-winged Blackbird