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Recent reports from Gum Swamp Road

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

April 18

2Mourning Dove
1Anhinga
1White Ibis
3Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
4Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
3White-eyed Vireo
2Yellow-throated Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
1Tufted Titmouse
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Northern House Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Grackle
1Louisiana Waterthrush
1Black-and-white Warbler
3Prothonotary Warbler
5Swainson's Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
4Hooded Warbler
1Cape May Warbler
6Northern Parula
2Northern Cardinal
1Painted Bunting

April 15

1Great Egret
1Broad-winged Hawk
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Acadian Flycatcher
2American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
1White-breasted Nuthatch
13Carolina Wren
1Eastern Bluebird
3Chipping Sparrow
6White-throated Sparrow
3Eastern Towhee
6Red-winged Blackbird
1Ovenbird
1American Redstart
4Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
2Summer Tanager
1Indigo Bunting

April 13

2Canada Goose
1Wild Turkey
2Barred Owl
1American Kestrel
13Northern Rough-winged Swallow
9Barn Swallow

April 12

1Western Cattle-Egret
1Eastern Phoebe
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
3Savannah Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
1Northern Waterthrush
1Pine Warbler