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Recent reports from Howerton Rd.

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

April 22

3Canada Goose
3Mourning Dove
1Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
3Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
2Red-headed Woodpecker
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
2White-eyed Vireo
7American Crow
1Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
2Bank Swallow
2Barn Swallow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1House Wren
6Carolina Wren
4European Starling
4Brown Thrasher
7Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
40Cedar Waxwing
6American Goldfinch
6Chipping Sparrow
2White-crowned Sparrow
2White-throated Sparrow
6Savannah Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
3Eastern Towhee
4Bobolink
8Eastern Meadowlark
2Orchard Oriole
16Red-winged Blackbird
25Common Grackle
2Common Yellowthroat
1Palm Warbler
3Yellow-rumped Warbler
7Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak

April 20

2Chimney Swift
1Virginia Rail
1Northern Harrier
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Eastern Kingbird
2Blue Jay
4Tree Swallow
1Sedge Wren
1American Robin
2Grasshopper Sparrow
1Field Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
2Yellow-breasted Chat
2Indigo Bunting

April 19

1Barred Owl
1Downy Woodpecker
4House Finch
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Osprey
1American Kestrel
1Pine Warbler

April 18

5Northern Parula
1Green Heron

April 17

1Killdeer
2Mallard
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Marsh Wren
3Hermit Thrush
1Blue-winged Warbler
1Prairie Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager
2Northern Bobwhite

April 16

1Northern Shoveler
2Purple Martin