Birds of North Carolina

species	county	observer	date	location	comments	photo_link	cbc_photo
The 50 most recent entries.
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
Ring-necked Pheasant	Catawba	Self	1/21/2022	On the other side of my fence. Conover, Nc	It is possible it is a farm animal, he flew off in that direction.	photo	Yes
Blue-headed Vireo	Pasquotank	Greg Hudson	12/22/21	Landfill Park	Foraging in woods with loose flock of winter song birds.	photo
Common Goldeneye	Orange	Kent Fiala	27 Jan 2019	Brumley North	In the "Bridge Pond". Seen by many over a couple days.	photo	Yes
American White Pelican	Orange	Kent Fiala	12 July 2020	Buckhorn Game Land--OWASA Tract	Seen flying over	photo	Yes
Sandhill Crane	Orange	Kent Fiala	7 Dec 2020	St. Mary's Road opposite Flying W Ranch.	Two birds out in a field. One-day wonder seen by about 10 people.	photo	Yes
Roseate Spoonbill	Orange	Kent Fiala	31 July 2021	1008 Bowden Rd	Seen by many through 12 September	photo	Yes
Merlin	Greene	Randy Hart	Nov 1, 2021	Lloyd Harrison Rd.	Took a pic of what I thought was a Kestrel in a tree but turned out to be a Merlin.	photo	Yes
Brown Creeper	Pasquotank	Greg Hudson	Nov. 29, 2021		Two seen foraging on a pine tree at landfill.	photo
White-crowned Sparrow	Pasquotank	Greg Hudson	Nov. 29, 2021	Landfill	Seen in weedy ditch at the landfill. Song and Swamp Sparrow also present.	photo
Nelson's Sparrow	Watauga	Guy McGrane, others	7 Oct 2021	Brookshire Park, Boone	Seen and photographed by many. Last seen was by Guy McGrane on 12 Oct. Will Bennett
Pacific-slope/Cordilleran Flycatcher	Randolph	John Gerwin et al.	2020-12-11	Randolph County; exact location not mentioned (Chat 85:142)	Banded, measured, and photographed; record accepted by the NC BRC to the species pair
Dickcissel	Wilkes	Wendell Smith	4/9/59	North Wilkesboro	cited in AFN 13-4, and also more records in subsequent years, and another recent record from eastern wilkes county on ebird.
Dickcissel	Ashe	Ruth Hurt	5/16/1962	Jefferson, NC	cited in AFN 16-4
Wilson's Warbler	Watauga	Guy McGrane, M. Obs.	9/30/2021	Boone Greenway	View Ebird checklist S95600719 was one of 5 records this year alone for this bird which has been seen dozens of times in the county, and reported on ebird, some of which have pictures of adult males attached.
Palm Warbler	Ashe	Mount Jefferson CBC	12/30/1996	CBC circle, all in Ashe Co.	recorded 4 on CBC; cited in AFN 51-2. Also very many recent ebird records for Ashe county
Mourning Warbler	Wilkes	Wendell Smith	9/25/1955	North Wilkesboro	cited in AFN 10-1, appears to be the only record for the county.
Connecticut Warbler	Wilkes	Wendell Smith	5/6/1956	North Wilkesboro	cited in AFN 10-4, with more records in subsequent issues.
Orange-crowned Warbler	Wilkes	Wendell Smith	10/6/1960	North Wilkesboro	View Cited in AFN 15-1. There are also several modern ebird records from the county where it apparently winters, one with a picture which is likely ID quality.
Blue-winged Warbler	Wilkes	Wendell Smith	9/18/1959	North Wilkesboro	Cited in AFN 14-1 and multiple subsequent issues, also several modern ebird records, though none with pictures yet.
Rusty Blackbird	Ashe	Martha Cutler, Guy McGrane	1/28/2020	Cutler residence feeders. Todd, NC.	Reported on ebird checklist S63877620 with picture, and seen multiple times by M. Cutler.
Bobolink	Alleghany	Guy McGrane, M. Obs.	6/12/2017	Stratford Road	View Ebird checklist S37558797 with pictures of bobolinks at breeding colony site--several more colonies in the area, known from multiple ebird reports and also Breeding Bird Survey Routes.
Lincoln's Sparrow	Wilkes	Wendell Smith	9/24/1956	North Wilkesboro	cited in AFN 11-1, with many more records in subsequent issues. Also several modern ebird reports which were confirmed by ebird reviewer.
Henslow's Sparrow	Wilkes	Wendell Smith	5/2/1955	west of North Wilkesboro	cited in AFN 9-4, and several subsequent records in that publication, later issues.
Lark Sparrow	Wilkes	Wendell Smith	11/13/59	North Wilkesboro	cited in AFN 14-1 (3 birds)
Common Redpoll	Avery	Walter Hall	12/28/72	Grandfather CBC	cited in AFN 27-2, with several more records for that CBC in subsequent years.
Common Redpoll	Watauga	Jason Bullock	1/31/2000	Meat Camp area	cited in the Chat 64-3-109, and also another record in same chat issue saying one to three were near blowing rock that year, C. Smalling.
Red Crossbill	Wilkes	Wendell Smith	10/22/1953	North Wilkesboro	Cited in AFN 8-1. Also several modern ebird records.
Gray-cheeked Thrush	Ashe	B. Bockhahn	10/1/2021	New River State Park-US221 Access	3 birds reported without comment but many many more ebird reports in the area as well
Gray-cheeked Thrush	Wilkes	Wendell Smith	8/22/1964	North Wilkesboro	View cited in AFN 19-1. Also several modern ebird records, one by me on 9/28/2020, and another photographed at the dam at Kerr Scott reservoir less than 2 weeks later.
Veery	Alleghany	Guy McGrane	5/9/2018	Mahogany Rock Mountain	View Not considered a rare bird by ebird during migration so few reports have any details, but this bird was calling and seen well with the all light reddish tint and very muted spotting on the breast. There are many many ebird reports for this bird in alleghany.
Bewick's Wren	Avery	Fred Beherend	8/11/63	Elk Park elev 3600 ft.	cited in AFN 17-5
Loggerhead Shrike	Wilkes	Wendell Smithb	Summer 1954	Cub Creek near North Wilkesboro	View Listed as confirmed breeder in 1954 Breeding Bird Census, as well as many subsequent censuses and winter birds. Also a modern record for Stone Mountain CBC just a few years ago.
Philadelphia Vireo	Wilkes	Wendell Smith	10/6/1953	North Wilkesboro	Cited in AFN 8-1 and many subsequent records in same journal.
Warbling Vireo	Wilkes	Wendell Smith	10/6/1953	North Wilkesboro	Cited in AFN 9-4, with several subsequent records in same journal.
Alder Flycatcher	Wilkes	Wendell Smith	5/15/74	North Wilkesboro	Cited in AFN 28-4
Olive-sided Flycatcher	Wilkes	Wendell Smith	8/25/1960	North Wilkesboro	Cited in AFN 15-1
Western Kingbird	Wilkes	Wendell Smith	8/15/1960	North Wilkesboro	Cited in AFN 15-1 as staying three days
Least Flycatcher	Wilkes	Wendell Smith	Summer 1955	Wilkesboro	Cited in Audubon Field Notes 9-5, saying it sand all summer long. Also 2 modern records on ebird for fall migrants.
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher	Wilkes	Wendell Smith	5/15/1955	North Wilkesboro	View Cited in AFN 9-4, with many more records in subsequent years, also a modern record on ebird by G. McGrane at Marley Ford in 2017 and another at Roaring River with pictures in 2020, by Dale Reynolds.
Red-headed Woodpecker	Watauga	Guy McGrane, M. Obs.	7/7/2021	Burkett Road	View Multiple observers documented with many photos this apparently single bird which had excavated a hole in a dead poplar tree. We hoped to find evidence of nesting but never did. Many ebird reports
Red-headed Woodpecker	Ashe	Ruth Cox Hurt	Summer 1964	Nathan's Creek Breeding Bird Census	Cited in AFN 18-6 as a breeding bird.There are also several modern ebird reports for this easy to identify bird.
Long-eared Owl	Watauga	Dwayne Martin	October 1999	Bass Lake	Details already in species accounts, just need to fill in county shading.
Long-eared Owl	Avery	David Lee	Summer 1984	Grandfather Mountain	Details already in species accounts on Birds of NC website, just need to fill in county
Short-eared Owl	Wilkes	Wendell Smith	4/29/1976	North Wilkesboro	Cited in Audubon Field Notes 30-4.