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Recent reports from Enka Lake

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

March 23

2Canada Goose
8Mallard
2American Black Duck
2Ring-necked Duck
17Lesser Scaup
4Bufflehead
2Hooded Merganser
6Ruddy Duck
2Mourning Dove
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Blue Heron
2Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
2Eastern Phoebe
1Blue Jay
4American Crow
1Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
50Tree Swallow
5Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2Barn Swallow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Brown Creeper
1Carolina Wren
8European Starling
1Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
4American Robin
2House Finch
1American Goldfinch
3Chipping Sparrow
1Field Sparrow
1White-throated Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Pine Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal

March 22

2Blue-winged Teal
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Blue-headed Vireo
1Marsh Wren
1Brown Thrasher
1Hermit Thrush
2Purple Finch
2Dark-eyed Junco

March 21

1Ring-billed Gull
1Hairy Woodpecker
4Red Crossbill
1Rusty Blackbird

March 17

1Red-breasted Merganser