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Recent reports from Guilford County Farm/Howerton Rd. (Guilford Co.)

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

December 24

2Canada Goose
1Mourning Dove
2Northern Harrier
1Short-eared Owl
1Carolina Wren
1Savannah Sparrow
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Great Blue Heron
2Black Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Great Horned Owl
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1American Kestrel
1Blue Jay
2American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
1Winter Wren
6European Starling
3Northern Mockingbird
8Eastern Bluebird
2American Robin
7American Goldfinch
3White-crowned Sparrow
5White-throated Sparrow
1Vesper Sparrow
3Song Sparrow
7Northern Cardinal
1Killdeer
2Turkey Vulture
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
3Northern Flicker
2Brown Thrasher
3Cedar Waxwing
2Field Sparrow
7Dark-eyed Junco
1Eastern Towhee

December 23

3House Finch
1Cooper's Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Downy Woodpecker
1Fish Crow

December 21

1Wilson's Snipe
1Swamp Sparrow

December 20

10Brown-headed Cowbird
1Virginia Rail
2Tufted Titmouse
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Purple Finch

December 18

1American Woodcock
8Rock Pigeon
1Northern House Wren