Photo taken 10/21/2024, but this is the second winter in a row that this type of hummingbird has been frequenting our feeder from early October until end of January.

While inspecting the Shell Industrial Building on Lot 6 at Central Carolina Enterprise Park, observed Norther Harrier flying low and occasionally hovering just a few feet above the ground on the vacant adjacent lot, approximately 15-18 cleared and graded acres with two years growth of various grasses and lespedeza.

A few years ago I noticed an odd unfamiliar sound in the evening. Now I know that the sound is a common nighthawk. I have recorded the sound on my phone numerous times. My Merlin bird app has identified the sound as a common nighthawk. It is still in the area as I just heard it!

I live in Caswell County, and have been regularly hearing a screech-owl (rarely two) near my home over the past several weeks. Last night I heard one through an open window north of the house at 4:00 a.m. I have entered the observations in eBird in the NC Bird Atlas portal. I have not seen the owls. Thank you!

These Mergansers have been coming back almost daily for about a month. They were on my side of the river this morning, so wanted to submit a better picture.

For nearly a month now, we have be seeing these common mergansers on the river. It started as a group of 4, and has grown to 30+ at times. I had never seen these before, so started searching them up, and realized they weren’t listed in our county either. I did not take any pictures until today, I had just been watching them up to this point.

I'm not sure what this bird was. It walked like a Chicken and didn't fly away, just strutted away but was secretive. Its tail flipped up. It was very slender but seemed more solid gray. I wondered if it got blown in from Hurricane Debby.

First observed flying away toward the far side of the then it circled and landed in the top of a tree across the lake from our position near the main office. I got my scope out and we watched it for about 10 minutes until it dropped down where we could not see it. Digiscope in the ebird list and a super cropped photo taken at 500 mm and cropped way down added here.

While traveling east on hwy 64 near Taylorsville, NC, we observed a heron fly across the road in front of us, distance about 50 feet and continue parallel to the road for about 30 seconds. Bird was medium sized, larger than a Green Heron, smaller than a Great Blue. Slow wingbeats, neck tucked in. Body mostly dark gray, with maroon neck. Bill mostly dark, especially the tip. Legs were out stretched. Belly was dark, ruling out Tri-colored Heron. We had excellent views with no obstructions, even though we were in our car.

I heard the whipporwill over a series of nights spanning about a week in May 2022 and May 2023. Our house is isolated and surrounded by woods on the Hiwassee River in Clay County. He was very loud and is mating song went on for hours each night.

Significantly larger than the LESA. Non-breeding plumaged birds. Stocky with brownish-gray upperparts, white underparts, and long, dark drooping bills.

Combination of field marks/impression and opinion by other seasoned birders led to this ID. Obvious dowitcher species, sized between the killdeer and GRYE, with a very long straight bill and typical “sewing machine” feeding manner. Appeared to be a juvenile but with a more washed out/ grayer appearance than found with juvenile SBDO. Overall impression was bulky with a hunchbacked look, though perhaps not quite as exaggerated as some classic photos. The bill seemed exceptionally long when viewed in profile. Plumage pattern was fairly plain with solid centers & darker edges to tertials than expected with juvenile SBDO. The Nov migration timing of this bird fits better with LBDO than SBDO. Finally, while the bird did not vocalize during this observation period, others were able to later get the bird to react to an alert posture after playing the LBDO call.

Originally found in Mecklenburg Co. Flock flew into Lincoln as we watched them. Female type. Stocky ducks with white belly, Dark brown wings, back, chest and crown of head. White face with brown cheek patch.

Sized in-between the DUNL and LESA. Very buffy overtones on head and chest. Dark legs and bill; bill short and straight compared to DUNL. Elongated wings extending beyond tail, evident in typical horizontal feeding posture. Distant photos.

First Union County E-Bird record. Coot-like. Hanging with 13 coots. Juvenile plumage. Smaller than coot. Grayish marsh bird. White patch on side, white outer tail feathers.

Mainly seen in Mecklenburg County, but briefly flew across line into Iredell County. Slightly smaller than Bonaparte’s. Black underwings with rounded wing tips. Little bit of dark smudge on back of neck and small black bill.

Mainly seen in Mecklenburg Count, briefly crossed into Lincoln County. Adult. Slightly smaller than Bonaparte’s, all dark underwings with rounded wing rinks, small dark smudge on back of neck.

First county Ebird record. All four birds with black caps. It appears two of the birds were second spring birds with gray wash on neck sides and two birds pure white neck as expected in adults. All four birds with yellow legs, no orange legs like in high breeding adults. Photos eliminate similar YCNH. Birds were found in cove on Chinkapin Creek just south of New Salem Rd. crossing. Viewed from kayak. First located as one individual flew over me from lake side toward cove. I flushed three birds from cove and after roosting along creek sides, eventually flew back to cove and roosted and I was eventually able to photograph them in cove area.

Bluish Gray backside, light underside, dark stripes around eyes. Slightly larger than a crow. I couldn't believe it. A peregrine falcon, first I have seen in a long time, landed on a branch just 20 feet outside my windows. I was able to observe it for about one minute before it flew off. No picture. I will keep my eye out for it and get a picture if I see it again. 9:30 am.

Single Bird observed by both of us through binoculars in flight circling for several minutes directly below Tuckertown dam. 100% sure of identification.

On Rocky Mount Christmas count. The farm had three ponds. One large pond backed up to a swampy woods area. There were two teal. I don't have field notes on the sighting since I didn't consider it rare but it is a species with which I am familiar.

Orange eyebrow/supercilium and malar. Prominent eye line behind eye. Fine streaks on flanks over orange/yellowish wash. Breast was white and unstreaked. Small necklace. Dark cap or streaks with narrow white streak in center on head. Saw for two or three minutes while perched in bush next to farm pond.

Large shorebird with long downturned bill and striped head. Bird was walking around in grassy field next to road. Seen by several people including Ricky Davis who was there with me. Alex Fuller checklist has pictures: https://ebird.org/atlasnc/checklist/S148813897