The 50 most recent entries. |
species | county | observer | date | location | comments | photo_link | cbc_photo | reviewer_comment |
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Rufous Hummingbird | Clay | Leslie Brooke Chastain | 12/1/23 | 66 Moore View Homes Road
Hayesville NC 28904 | View
This Rofous hummer showed up first seen at my house on 8/29/23 and has been here since. The photo uploaded is from December 1st 2023 I feel so blessed to have this enchanted experience! | | Yes | |
American Wigeon | Yadkin | den | 25/10/2023 | dn | den | photo | Yes | |
King Rail | Moore | John Bird, Matt Spangler | 4/24/2022 | Woodlake Vass, NC | View
https://ebird.org/checklist/S107969468
Woodlake has become a great Fall-Winter location for king rail. Likely to end with the filling of the lake in the next year or two but I think we have had at least 3-5 individuals at any one time in multiple observations since 2022. | | | |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper | Perquimans | Greg Hudson | 09/03/23 | Fields (apparent turf farm) adjacent to Community Center. | Foraging in barren field, which appears to be part of a turf farm, with Least Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Killdeer and Starlings. | photo | | |
Cerulean Warbler | Orange | Jin Bai | 07/30/2023 | Rainbow Soccer Complex, Chapel Hill | female/immature | photo | Yes | |
Eastern Wood-Pewee | Cleveland | Jack Brownlee | July 17, 2023 | Belvedere Ave,
Shelby, NC | View
I have Stan Tekiela’s Birds of the Carolinas guide — thought it was an Eastern Phoebe perhaps, but its call wasn’t right (the Phoebe having a very distinct raspy call). I used Merlin Bird ID app on my phone — the call was a perfect match to the Wood-Pewee! | | | |
Great Egret | Surry | Frequents the river bank (Yadkin) across from my home. Is primarily seen wading in the shallows when the river is down. Is sometimes seen on the same branch. Flies both up and down river. | 7/13/2023 has been seen | Yadkin River in Elkin, North Carolina | This bird is regularly seen at my home on the Yadkin River. I only ever see one bird. | photo | Yes | |
Least Bittern | Moore | John Bird | May 10-June 17, 2023 | Lake surf/woodlake (Vass, nc) | https://ebird.org/checklist/S141823511 | | | |
Tricolored Heron | Moore | John Bird | 8/22/21 | Lake surf/woodlake (Vass, NC) | View
https://ebird.org/checklist/S93594510?_gl=1*1ubbzzo*_ga*MzY1Nzc1OTMwLjE2ODA1NzQzMjE.*_ga_QR4NVXZ8BM*MTY4ODAwMDY1Mi4zNDUuMS4xNjg4MDAwNjcyLjQwLjAuMA..&_ga=2.220410074.391332599.1688000652-365775930.1680574321 | | | |
Glossy Ibis | Pasquotank | Gregory Hudson | | Landfill. | Foraging at edge of small pond at Landfill | photo | | |
Prothonotary Warbler | Buncombe | Jay Wherley | 4/22/2018 | Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary, perimeter trail. | This bird was observed/photographed along perimeter trail near lakes edge for a few days in April 2018. | photo | Yes | |
American Black Duck | Graham | Mo Kunkel and Bobby Wood | Every Winter for 5+ year | 2097 Hwy 28
Stecoah | We usually have 1 to 4 or 5 most days during the winter months. They come in to a pond in our yard with a flock of 30+ local mallards. | | | |
Swainson's Warbler | Alamance | Jin Bai | May 4, 2023 | Great Bend Park, Burlington | View
Swainson's Warbler has been singing at Great Bend Park along Haw River for a few weeks since Apr 29, 2023. I heard 2 singing individuals on May 4, 2023. | photo | Yes | |
Black-billed Cuckoo | Harnett | Mary Stevens, Paul Hart | 2023-05-07 | Harnett County Resource Center and Library. 455 McKinney Parkway, Lillington. | View
Found outside building, an apparent window strike casualty. Stevens found the bird and Hart identified. The specimen is in Hart's freezer. Ventral photo shows the narrow tail spots. | photo | Yes | |
Baltimore Oriole | Rutherford | Dan Knepper | 12/14/2019 | Backyard feeder
136 Cricket Creek
Rutherfordton 28139 | Ran across this when sorting pics... | photo | Yes | |
Lark Sparrow | Pasquotank | Greg Hudson | 02/14/2023 | Fenwick Hollowell Wetlands Trail | Present at site for over a month. Associating with Chipping and Song Sparrows. | photo | | |
Ring-necked Pheasant | Surry | Betsy Small | 02.25.23 | State Road | adult male ring necked pheasant seen in my front yard / farm | | | |
Shiny Cowbird | Onslow | Gilbert S Grant | 1 June 2017 | My yard feeder Sneads Ferry | Photo on Carolina Bird Club Photo Gallery | | | |
Red-necked Phalarope | Onslow | Gilbert S Grant | 22 May 2018 | North Topsail Beach at New River Inlet | Photos on Carolina Bird Club Photo Gallery | | | |
Mississippi Kite | Rockingham | Martin Wall | 8/21/2021 | Neighborhood in Reidsville | View
Before 2021, the only record of a Mississippi Lite in the county was an X on a checklist for the "Reidsville Area." No details were given. A friend called me to tell me about seeing two. After some looking we located their territory. They have been observed two years now, including recently fledged birds. | photo | Yes | |
Black-crowned Night-Heron | Rockingham | Martin Wall | 10/8/2020 | Belews Lake | View
Although I have heard them before dawn at Belews lake several times, this time I got a photograph. I think they like the lighted docks, much as they do along the Beaufort waterfront.https://ebird.org/checklist/S74566158 & https://ebird.org/checklist/S74566185 | photo | Yes | |
Wood Stork | Wilson | Jean Ells, plus others | O9/17/2022 | Buckhorn Reservoir | They’ve been seen quite often, notably by Alex Fuller, Ann Brice | photo | Yes | |
Tricolored Heron | Rockingham | Martin Wall | 7/25/2020 | Grogan Lake | View
Low water levels at Grogan Lake attract shorebirds and waders. This bird showed up in 2020 and was present for over a week. https://ebird.org/checklist/S71802005 | photo | Yes | |
Brown Pelican | Rockingham | Martin Wall | 6/24/2019 | Lake Reidsville | View
I received a photo by text asking if this bird was a pelican. It had apparently been seen for a few days before I could go and see it. It appeared to me to be an immature bird with a band on one leg. It was seen by many observers into July. https://ebird.org/checklist/S57645945 | photo | Yes | |
American White Pelican | Rockingham | Martin Wall | 4/7/2015 | Belews Lake | View
I have seen them twice at Belews Lake. I also have had reliable reports with photos sent to me of them at Lake Reidsville and a smaller lake in Rockingham County. This observation was a group of 49. https://ebird.org/checklist/S22735410 | photo | Yes | |
Red-throated Loon | Rockingham | Martin Wall | 2/14/2019 | Belews Lake | View
If you are willing to make the drive and put in the hours, you have a decent chance of seeing something interesting at Belews Lake. It has always been popular with Common Loons, but I was happy to see two Red-throated Loons in 2019. https://ebird.org/checklist/S52688498 | photo | Yes | |
Royal Tern | Rockingham | Martin Wall | 7/25/2022 | Belews Lake | Single observation made this year. Not associated with a storm, so it was a rather surprise sighting. https://ebird.org/atlasnc/checklist/S115728036 | photo | | |
Forster's Tern | Rockingham | Martin Wall | 8/13/2015 | Belews Lake | View
Annual at Belews Lake, and probably at Lake Reidsville as well. I have seen from one to seven birds on eight occasions here. https://ebird.org/checklist/S24597525. Photo is from 2019 0bservation. | photo | | |
Mute Swan | Harnett | Barbara C King | 9/11/22 | Carolina Lakes | I was visiting my cousin who feeds 2 Mute Swans in the lake behind her home. | photo | Yes | |
Mountain Bluebird | New Hanover | Harry LeGrand | Feb 2022 | Wrightsville Beach | Seen daily from 11 February to 21 March 2022 (Chat 86:85). | | | |
Common Tern | Rockingham | Martin Wall | 5/21/2020 | Belews Lake | View
While watching for storm birds during a May low pressure event, I saw approximately ten flying down the lake towards me. It was dark and rainy, but I managed a few photos as the passed. I never saw them again as they apparently continued on to another location. | photo | | |
Lesser Black-backed Gull | Rockingham | Martin Wall | 1/30/2020 | Rockingham County Landfill | View
I have been fortunate to be allowed into the landfill for a number of years now. It always has gulls in winter. Starting in 2020, Lesser Black-backed Gulls started showing sporadically from January to March. | photo | Yes | |
Red-necked Phalarope | Rockingham | Martin Wall | 5/20/2020 | Flooded field adjacent to Madison River Park. | View
A late May low pressure system caused flooding and brought the shorebirds. I was out checking spots and found a single bird. It was seen by several other birders that day and the next. A second bird was seen and photographed at a flooded golf course on Mebane Bridge Road the next day. | photo | Yes | |
Sora | Rockingham | Martin Wall | 4/27/2020 | Runoff mitigation pond/wetland in front of the Purina plant on Meadow Road in Eden. | Same spot as Virginia Rail previous year, but this time a Sora. Responded to, and came in to playback. Photo obtained. | photo | Yes | |
Virginia Rail | Rockingham | Martin Wall | 4/8/2019 | Runoff mitigation pond/wetland in front of Purina plant on Meadow Road in Eden. | View
I had been trying this spot for wetland birds for some time, using playback of various species. This time I got a response. Recordings were made, but the bird wasn't seen. I returned the next day and obtained a photo. | photo | Yes | |
Black Scoter | Rockingham | Martin Wall | 11/18/2020 | Belews Lake | View
Three females seen resting near the dam. I could see they were larger than the nearby scaup, eliminating Ruddy Duck. I watched for a while until one finally lifted its head for confirmation. Dark ducks with tail up, black caps and paler cheeks. | photo | Yes | |
Common Goldeneye | Rockingham | Martin Wall | 2/14/2016 | Grogan Lake | View
Bird appeared during a big freeze. Seen clearly on a small pond near Madison. eBird checklist:. https://ebird.org/checklist/S27514869 Photo attached is from another sighting in the county due to ease of finding image.
Photo: (attached)
| photo | Yes | |
Eastern Whip-poor-will | Rockingham | Martin Wall | 4/8/2012 | Deshazo Mill Road, Mayo River State Park | View
This was my first observation in Rockingham County. They are annual and fairly common in the right habitat. I have no proof of breeding higher than multiple birds present from March through September. Many recordings and a few photos (from other observations). | photo | Yes | |
Chuck-will's-widow | Rockingham | Martin Wall | 6/10/2012 | Deshazo Mill Road, Mayo River State Park | View
This is my first Rockingham County observation of this species. They are annual at several locations. I have no proof of breeding higher than multiple birds at a location during breeding season. I have many recording and one photo (from another observation). | photo | Yes | |
Rufous Hummingbird | Cumberland | Virginia Warp | Aug 14, 2022 | Between Wade and I-295 | View
Filling hummingbird feeders and noticed him. I was without my phone so unable to get a photo, but will continue to watch for him and try to capture a photo soon | | | |
Swallow-tailed Kite | Forsyth | Eric and Janet Scharling | 07/16/22 | 36.0927799, -80.4954988 | Soaring bird, white and black below with white head and marked forked tail, heading north. saw for about 2 minutes | | | |
Semipalmated Sandpiper | Lenoir | Caleb Bronsink | May 8th, 2022 | Neuseway Nature Park Kinston, NC | Medium sized peep with grayish brown wings, back, top of neck and head with white on the underside black legs and short straight bill | photo | Yes | |
Black Skimmer | Beaufort | Caleb Bronsink | July 2nd, 2022 | Goose Creek Game Land Campbells Creek-2 Impoundment | View
Medium sized tern like bird. Black on top including top of head, back of neck, top of wings and back and white on the underside, with orange and black bill with lower mandible being longer than top. | photo | Yes | |
American White Pelican | Pitt | Caleb Bronsink | February 19, 2022 2/19/2 | River Park North Greenville, NC | View
Large mostly white pelicans with black wingtips and along the back side of wings with orange bill. Came in from the east in loose V formations then proceeded to slowly kettle west over downtown/river area and then reformed V formations and continued west along the river. | photo | Yes | |
Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Polk | Leah Williams | 27 April 2022 | Tryon | male at feeder | | | |
Brown-headed Nuthatch | Haywood | Don Hendershot | 4/23/22 | Lake Junaluska | Harry, I believe this species has been reported to ebird but don't know if nesting proof was provided | photo | Yes | |
Brewer's Blackbird | Jackson | Jeremy Hyman | 4/12/2022 | Cullowhee, NC | A single female was foraging on the practice soccer field at WCU | photo | Yes | |
Great Egret | Person | Julia Alliger | 4/8/2022 | Farm/ pond | View
We had a pair of egrets hang out with us July and August last year, tonight one showed back up. (Roosting in same tree.) Never saw one this early before. | photo | Yes | |
Lesser Black-backed Gull | Forsyth | John Haire | 2/27/22 | Salem Lake | An adult, found by Ron Morris. Attached is a digiscope, but surely other folks will put better photos on ebird. | photo | Yes | |
Townsend's Solitaire | Swain | Lexi Thomas | 2021-10-10 | Clingmans Dome, Great Smoky Mountains National Park | details and photos on eBird report | | | |