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Locations where Common Raven has been recently reported in North Carolina

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

November 12

2Common Raven ✓Mitchell View Dr East
1Common Raven ✓Lake Powhatan
2Common Raven ✓Mnt creek park fishing pier
1Common Raven ✓Quarry Park
1Common Raven ✓Ecusta Pond (private)

November 11

1Common Raven ✓Blue Ridge Pkwy--Waterrock Knob
1Common Raven ✓Blue Ridge Pkwy--Soco Gap
2Common Raven ✓Hopewell Baptist Church ballfields, Fairview NC
1Common Raven ✓Blue Ridge Pkwy--Beetree Gap
1Common Raven ✓Home 35.828200 -82.341060
1Common Raven ✓12633 Creedmoor Rd, Wake Forest US-NC (35.9904,-78.6855)
2Common Raven ✓Country Woods Drive, Franklin, NC and Country Meadows area
1Common Raven ✓1672 Marshall Graves Rd, Yanceyville US-NC 36.33399, -79.38421
1Common Raven ✓Pisgah NF--Cradle of Forestry

November 10

2Common Raven ✓Grandfather Mountain--Swinging Bridge
1Common Raven ✓Beech Mountain--Emerald Outback Trail System
1Common Raven ✓18 Spears Ave, Asheville US-NC 35.60925, -82.55712
1Common Raven ✓Summer Haus Bridge
1Common Raven ✓Moses H. Cone Memorial Park--Trout Lake
1Common Raven ✓Pineola State Natural Area, Mountain Bog
1Common Raven ✓Resch NC Neighborhood

November 9

2Common Raven ✓Kalmia
1Common Raven ✓Appalachian State Nature Preserve
1Common Raven ✓Lake Townsend--Plainfield Marsh
1Common Raven ✓Little Tennessee River Greenway--Macon County Library to Nonah Bridge
1Common Raven ✓stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)
2Common Raven ✓FernLeaf Wilderness Campus
1Common Raven ✓Guilford County Farm/Howerton Rd. (Guilford Co.)

November 8

1Common Raven ✓Home
3Common Raven ✓Pisgah NF--Black Balsam Knob
1Common Raven ✓Bluestem Conservation Cemetery
1Common Raven ✓Grandfather Mountain--Entrance
1Common Raven ✓Main house front porch.Nantahala National Forest
1Common Raven ✓Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.
1Common Raven ✓Mountains to Sea Trail, Glendale Springs US-NC 36.32115, -81.36910
1Common Raven ✓Historic Oakwood Cemetery
1Common Raven ✓Bruegger’s
1Common Raven ✓I-40 E, Burlington US-NC 36.06484, -79.43820
2Common Raven ✓Hilton Pond North (Lansing NC)
3Common Raven ✓Pisgah NF--Looking Glass Rock
1Common Raven ✓Long Creek Park
1Common Raven ✓Land Harbor Lake
1Common Raven ✓744 Cannon Trail, Franklin, NC, Cartoogechaye area
1Common Raven ✓2384 County Road 1503, Hendersonville, North Carolina, US (35.365, -82.455)
2Common Raven ✓Mid Pines Rd.

November 7

1Common Raven ✓39 Verde Drive, Asheville, North Carolina, US (35.609, -82.613)
1Common Raven ✓Pisgah NF--Davidson River Campground
1Common Raven ✓Eno River Brewing, Hillsborough US-NC (36.0685,-79.1143)
1Common Raven ✓Downtown Murphy
1Common Raven ✓Catawba College Ecological Preserve
2Common Raven ✓Jo Mac Rd
1Common Raven ✓Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.
2Common Raven ✓Rock Quarry Road, Cedar Mountain US-NC 35.17989, -82.64055
1Common Raven ✓Frank Liske Park
1Common Raven ✓The Backyard
1Common Raven ✓Four Mile Creek Greenway - Tank Town Road
3Common Raven ✓Brookshire Park--Loop and Greenway
1Common Raven ✓Lake Betz
1Common Raven ✓Home

November 6

1Common Raven ✓Common Raven
1Common Raven ✓Linville house (The Nest)
1Common Raven ✓Pilot Mountain State Park, Pinnacle US-NC 36.34010, -80.47836
1Common Raven ✓Everett Sod Farm
1Common Raven ✓Kellystone Cabin
1Common Raven ✓Lost Cove
1Common Raven ✓High View Trail, Burnsville, North Carolina, US (35.842, -82.159)