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Native and Naturalized (111)

  1. Canada Goose Branta canadensis
    # Count: 37
    Date:
    Observer: Kim Stackpole
    Location: Deer Park Road, Blowing Rock, North Carolina, US (36.152, -81.684)
  2. Wood Duck Aix sponsa
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: sheryl mcnair
    Location: Moses H. Cone Memorial Park--Trout Lake
  3. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Sheri Thompson
    Location: Shawnee Rd.
  4. Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Linda Bush
    Location: 1702 Junaluska Rd, Boone US-NC (36.2342,-81.6898)
  5. Rock Pigeon Columba livia
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: David Gravermoen
    Location: Bamboo Rd. Meadows--Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery
  6. Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Briana Robinson
    Location: 696–788 Brookshire Rd, Boone US-NC 36.22848, -81.64419
  7. Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Debbie Shetterly
    Location: HIdden Forest
  8. Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: sheryl mcnair
    Location: Moses H. Cone Memorial Park--Trout Lake
  9. Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Henri van Werkhoven
    Location: Home 2.0
  10. Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Scott Eggers
    Location: Vilas
  11. American Woodcock Scolopax minor
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Laurent
    Location: Pisgah National Forest, Banner Elk US-NC (36.1960,-81.8492)
  12. Green Heron Butorides virescens
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Richard Gray
    Location: Valle Crucis Community Park
  13. Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: J. Michael "fuz" Sanderson
    Location: Bamboo Road, Boone, North Carolina, US (36.186, -81.607)
  14. Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: J. Michael "fuz" Sanderson
    Location: Bamboo Road, Boone, North Carolina, US (36.186, -81.607)
  15. Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Briana Robinson
    Location: 696–788 Brookshire Rd, Boone US-NC 36.22848, -81.64419
  16. Osprey Pandion haliaetus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: sheryl mcnair
    Location: Moses H. Cone Memorial Park--Trout Lake
  17. Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Scott Eggers
    Location: Vilas
  18. Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: sheryl mcnair
    Location: 15 Flannery Fork Rd, Blowing Rock US-NC 36.17013, -81.68619
  19. Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anita Clemmer
    Location: Brookshire Park--Loop and Greenway
  20. Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Laurent
    Location: Valle Crucis Community Park
  21. Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Palmer
    Location: Moses H. Cone Memorial Park--Bass Lake
  22. Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: don woodruff
    Location: 574 Brookshire Rd, Boone US-NC 36.22507, -81.64264
  23. Eastern Screech-Owl Megascops asio
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Debbie Shetterly
    Location: HIdden Forest
  24. Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: sheryl mcnair
    Location: *Flannery Fork Rd treetops
  25. Barred Owl Strix varia
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Rick Spencer
    Location: Beech Mt.- Raven Rd.
  26. Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Will Bennett
    Location: Boone Water Treatment Facility (private)
  27. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: sheryl mcnair
    Location: Moses H. Cone Memorial Park--Trout Lake
  28. Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Briana Robinson
    Location: 696–788 Brookshire Rd, Boone US-NC 36.22848, -81.64419
  29. Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Janie Wey
    Location: Valle Crucis Community Park
  30. Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: sheryl mcnair
    Location: Moses H. Cone Memorial Park--Trout Lake
  31. Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Debbie Shetterly
    Location: HIdden Forest
  32. Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Janie Wey
    Location: Valle Crucis Community Park
  33. Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Herman van Werkhoven
    Location: Valle Crucis Community Park
  34. Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: sheryl mcnair
    Location: 15 Flannery Fork Rd, Blowing Rock US-NC 36.17013, -81.68619
  35. Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jeffrey McCrary
    Location: Saul's Camp Road
  36. Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Herman van Werkhoven
    Location: Valle Crucis Community Park
  37. Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Briana Robinson
    Location: 696–788 Brookshire Rd, Boone US-NC 36.22848, -81.64419
  38. Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Herman van Werkhoven
    Location: Valle Crucis Community Park
  39. Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Henri van Werkhoven
    Location: Home 2.0
  40. Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Herman van Werkhoven
    Location: Valle Crucis Community Park
  41. White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Richard Gray
    Location: Brookshire Park--Loop and Greenway
  42. Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Linda Bush
    Location: 1702 Junaluska Rd, Boone US-NC (36.2342,-81.6898)
  43. Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: sheryl mcnair
    Location: Moses H. Cone Memorial Park--Trout Lake
  44. Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Briana Robinson
    Location: 257 Cameron Terr
  45. Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Briana Robinson
    Location: 696–788 Brookshire Rd, Boone US-NC 36.22848, -81.64419
  46. American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Briana Robinson
    Location: 696–788 Brookshire Rd, Boone US-NC 36.22848, -81.64419
  47. Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Linda Bush
    Location: Daniel Boone Native Gardens
  48. Common Raven Corvus corax
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Linda Bush
    Location: 1702 Junaluska Rd, Boone US-NC (36.2342,-81.6898)
  49. Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Noah Rokoske
    Location: Greenway, Boone US-NC 36.20707, -81.65300
  50. Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Briana Robinson
    Location: 696–788 Brookshire Rd, Boone US-NC 36.22848, -81.64419
  51. Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Herman van Werkhoven
    Location: Valle Crucis Community Park
  52. Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Will Bennett
    Location: Boone Water Treatment Facility (private)
  53. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Herman van Werkhoven
    Location: Valle Crucis Community Park
  54. Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Laurent
    Location: Valle Crucis Community Park
  55. Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Palmer
    Location: Moses H. Cone Memorial Park--Bass Lake
  56. White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Noah Rokoske
    Location: Greenway, Boone US-NC 36.20707, -81.65300
  57. Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kim Stackpole
    Location: Deer Park Road, Blowing Rock, North Carolina, US (36.152, -81.684)
  58. Brown Creeper Certhia americana
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: sheryl mcnair
    Location: 15 Flannery Fork Rd, Blowing Rock US-NC 36.17013, -81.68619
  59. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Noah Rokoske
    Location: Greenway, Boone US-NC 36.20707, -81.65300
  60. House Wren Troglodytes aedon
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Noah Rokoske
    Location: Greenway, Boone US-NC 36.20707, -81.65300
  61. Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Noah Rokoske
    Location: Greenway, Boone US-NC 36.20707, -81.65300
  62. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Herman van Werkhoven
    Location: Valle Crucis Community Park
  63. Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Noah Rokoske
    Location: Greenway, Boone US-NC 36.20707, -81.65300
  64. Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kim Stackpole
    Location: Deer Park Road, Blowing Rock, North Carolina, US (36.152, -81.684)
  65. Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Briana Robinson
    Location: Brookshire Park--Loop and Greenway
  66. Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Herman van Werkhoven
    Location: Valle Crucis Community Park
  67. Veery Catharus fuscescens
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Linda Bush
    Location: 1702 Junaluska Rd, Boone US-NC (36.2342,-81.6898)
  68. Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Linda Bush
    Location: Daniel Boone Native Gardens
  69. Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Gina Diggs
    Location: 7112 Old Watauga River Road, Sugar Grove, North Carolina, US (36.238, -81.826)
  70. American Robin Turdus migratorius
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Noah Rokoske
    Location: Greenway, Boone US-NC 36.20707, -81.65300
  71. Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Briana Robinson
    Location: 696–788 Brookshire Rd, Boone US-NC 36.22848, -81.64419
  72. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Ellen Miller
    Location: 100–118 Perkinsville Dr, Boone US-NC 36.22033, -81.65956
  73. House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Laurent
    Location: Valle Crucis Community Park
  74. American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Noah Rokoske
    Location: Greenway, Boone US-NC 36.20707, -81.65300
  75. Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Noah Rokoske
    Location: Greenway, Boone US-NC 36.20707, -81.65300
  76. Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Briana Robinson
    Location: 696–788 Brookshire Rd, Boone US-NC 36.22848, -81.64419
  77. Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Debbie Shetterly
    Location: HIdden Forest
  78. Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Noah Rokoske
    Location: Greenway, Boone US-NC 36.20707, -81.65300
  79. Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Karen & John McFarland
    Location: Moses H. Cone Memorial Park--Trout Lake
  80. Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Noah Rokoske
    Location: Greenway, Boone US-NC 36.20707, -81.65300
  81. Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Briana Robinson
    Location: Brookshire Park--Loop and Greenway
  82. Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Linda Bush
    Location: Daniel Boone Native Gardens
  83. Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Laurent
    Location: Valle Crucis Community Park
  84. Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Anita Clemmer
    Location: Brookshire Park--Loop and Greenway
  85. Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Noah Rokoske
    Location: Greenway, Boone US-NC 36.20707, -81.65300
  86. Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Noah Rokoske
    Location: Greenway, Boone US-NC 36.20707, -81.65300
  87. Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Briana Robinson
    Location: 696–788 Brookshire Rd, Boone US-NC 36.22848, -81.64419
  88. Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kim Stackpole
    Location: Deer Park Road, Blowing Rock, North Carolina, US (36.152, -81.684)
  89. Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Elizabeth Faison
    Location: Clint Norris Rd
  90. Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: sheryl mcnair
    Location: 15 Flannery Fork Rd, Blowing Rock US-NC 36.17013, -81.68619
  91. Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Clayton Peoples
    Location: Elk Knob Game Land
  92. Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Janie Wey
    Location: Valle Crucis Community Park
  93. Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Noah Rokoske
    Location: Greenway, Boone US-NC 36.20707, -81.65300
  94. Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Debbie Shetterly
    Location: HIdden Forest
  95. American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Briana Robinson
    Location: Brookshire Park--Loop and Greenway
  96. Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ellen Miller
    Location: Blue Ridge Pkwy, Blowing Rock US-NC 36.15333, -81.66723
  97. Northern Parula Setophaga americana
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: sheryl mcnair
    Location: 15 Flannery Fork Rd, Blowing Rock US-NC 36.17013, -81.68619
  98. Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jeffrey McCrary
    Location: Moses Cone
  99. Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Noah Rokoske
    Location: Greenway, Boone US-NC 36.20707, -81.65300
  100. Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Linda Bush
    Location: 1702 Junaluska Rd, Boone US-NC (36.2342,-81.6898)
  101. Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Maxwell Ramey
    Location: The Tree House
  102. Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
    # Count: 12
    Date:
    Observer: sheryl mcnair
    Location: Moses H. Cone Memorial Park--Trout Lake
  103. Pine Warbler Setophaga pinus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Linda Bush
    Location: Daniel Boone Native Gardens
  104. Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: David Gravermoen
    Location: Moses H. Cone Memorial Park--Trout Lake
  105. Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Silas Powell
    Location: Valle Crucis Community Park
  106. Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: sheryl mcnair
    Location: Moses H. Cone Memorial Park--Trout Lake
  107. Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: sheryl mcnair
    Location: Moses H. Cone Memorial Park--Trout Lake
  108. Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Linda Bush
    Location: 1702 Junaluska Rd, Boone US-NC (36.2342,-81.6898)
  109. Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Noah Rokoske
    Location: Greenway, Boone US-NC 36.20707, -81.65300
  110. Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Linda Bush
    Location: 1702 Junaluska Rd, Boone US-NC (36.2342,-81.6898)
  111. Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Noah Rokoske
    Location: Greenway, Boone US-NC 36.20707, -81.65300

Exotic: Escapee (1)

  1. Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Corie Latta
    Location: Elk Knob Game Land

Hybrids (1)

  1. Golden-winged x Blue-winged Warbler (hybrid) Vermivora chrysoptera x cyanoptera
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Joe Donahue
    Location: Rich Mountain Road

Additional Taxa (3)

  1. hawk sp. Accipitridae sp. (hawk sp.)
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anita Clemmer
    Location: Brookshire Park--Loop and Greenway
  2. woodpecker sp. Picidae sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Linda Bush
    Location: 1702 Junaluska Rd, Boone US-NC (36.2342,-81.6898)
  3. passerine sp. Passeriformes sp.
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Anita Clemmer
    Location: Brookshire Park--Loop and Greenway