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Recent reports from Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade

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

October 11

2Killdeer ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
2Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Hairy Woodpecker ✓
4Northern Flicker ✓
5Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
1Blue Jay ✓
1American Crow ✓
2Carolina Chickadee ✓
4Tufted Titmouse ✓
5Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
2White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
4Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
4Carolina Wren ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
2Brown Thrasher ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
1American Goldfinch ✓
1American Redstart ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓
1Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
5Northern Cardinal ✓
2Indigo Bunting ✓

October 10

1Canada Goose ✓
3Green-winged Teal ✓
1Mourning Dove ✓
400Chimney Swift ✓
1Sora ✓
32Lesser Yellowlegs ✓
7Greater Yellowlegs ✓
12Stilt Sandpiper ✓
9Least Sandpiper ✓
1Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1American Bittern ✓
48Great Egret ✓
1Black Vulture ✓
10Turkey Vulture ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Sharp-shinned Hawk ✓
5Bald Eagle ✓
2Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
2Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
2American Kestrel ✓
1White-eyed Vireo ✓
1Blue-headed Vireo ✓
10Tree Swallow ✓
5Northern Rough-winged Swallow ✓
2Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Brown Creeper ✓
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
1House Finch ✓
2Savannah Sparrow ✓
12Song Sparrow ✓
18Swamp Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
8Bobolink ✓
32Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
5Common Yellowthroat ✓
1Bay-breasted Warbler ✓
9Palm Warbler ✓
3Pine Warbler ✓