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Locations where Indigo Bunting has been recently reported in North Carolina

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

October 16

6Indigo Bunting ✓Savannah NWR--Laurel Hill Wildlife Dr
3Indigo Bunting ✓Savannah NWR--Tupelo Trail
1Indigo Bunting ✓Huntington Beach SP -- Sandpiper Pond Observation Deck & Nature Trail
1Indigo Bunting ✓Hanahan Park
4Indigo Bunting ✓Mungo Park
2Indigo Bunting ✓Fants Grove Wildlife Management Area

October 15

1Indigo Bunting ✓Lake Busbee
1Indigo Bunting ✓Santee NWR--Cuddo Unit
1Indigo Bunting ✓Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve
2Indigo Bunting ✓Clemson University/SCDNR--Cherry Farm
1Indigo Bunting ✓Clemson Experimental Forest - R. C. Edwards Meadow

October 14

1Indigo Bunting ✓Carolina Park Soccer Fields
1Indigo Bunting ✓Fants Grove Waterfowl Area
1Indigo Bunting ✓Silver Bluff Audubon-Kathwood Ponds
6Indigo Bunting ✓Ft Fremont passive Park
2Indigo Bunting ✓Gibson Rd Soccer Complex
2Indigo Bunting ✓Brookfield-Rocky Creek, Greenville US-SC (private-no public access)
2Indigo Bunting ✓Waccamaw NWR--Cox Ferry Lake Recreation Area
1Indigo Bunting ✓Lewis Ocean Bay Heritage Preserve
1Indigo Bunting ✓Sullivan's Island Nature Trail

October 13

1Indigo Bunting ✓Pinckney Island NWR
1Indigo Bunting ✓Langley Pond Park
1Indigo Bunting ✓Savannah River Site--Aiken Co. (restricted access)
4Indigo Bunting ✓Ft. Moultrie National Monument
1Indigo Bunting ✓Forest Service Road 151, Jamestown US-SC 33.24713, -79.59104
1Indigo Bunting ✓Wando River at Chandler Rd.
6Indigo Bunting ✓Kiawah Island Banding Station (Restricted Access)
23Indigo Bunting ✓ACE Basin NWR--Edisto Unit (partial fall and winter restricted access)
2Indigo Bunting ✓Hunting Island SP--Marsh Boardwalk
2Indigo Bunting ✓Fourteen Mile Creek Trail
1Indigo Bunting ✓Charles Towne Landing
1Indigo Bunting ✓42 Victory Point Dr, Bluffton US-SC 32.26659, -80.84398
1Indigo Bunting ✓Huntington Beach State Park, Murrells Inlet US-SC 33.50757, -79.06567
3Indigo Bunting ✓Kiawah Island Banding Station-Little Bear (Restricted Access)

October 12

1Indigo Bunting ✓Tupelo Trail, Hardeeville US-SC 32.17327, -81.09715
1Indigo Bunting ✓Clemson Aquaculture/Calhoun Laboratory Field
6Indigo Bunting ✓Phase 3 Trailhead
3Indigo Bunting ✓4134 Timberlane Dr, Columbia US-SC 33.97459, -80.98185

October 11

3Indigo Bunting ✓ACE Basin NWR--Combahee Unit
6Indigo Bunting ✓Tall Pines WMA
1Indigo Bunting ✓Horse Creek WTP (Weekend Access Only. Must Sign in)
1Indigo Bunting ✓Corley Woods, Lexington

October 10

1Indigo Bunting ✓Caw Caw Interpretive Center
1Indigo Bunting ✓Santee NWR -- Pine Island Unit (fall and winter restricted access)