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Intl. Migratory Bird Day hike at Latta Plantation Prairie (Charlotte-Mecklenburg County)



With a group of about 12, we circled the Latta Plantation Prairie site this
morning after a short walk through the woods from the lake, and later did a
quick walk on the woodland Audubon trail near the point. We saw 40 species:

Cardinal
American Crow
Blue Jay
Morning Dove
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Great Blue Heron
Carolina Wren
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Godfinch
Acadian Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Red-eyed Vireo
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Yellow-breasted Chat
Indigo Bunting
Prairie Warbler
Ruby-throated Hummoingbird
Field Sparrow
Blue Gray Gnatcatcher
Scarlet Tanager (male)
Flicker
Downy Woodpecker
Summer Tanager (male and female)
Eastern Wood Peewee
Redstart
Turkey Vulture
Brown Thrasher
Common Grackle
Blue Jay
Kingfisher
Mallard
Double-Crested Cormorant
Cowbird
Bluebird
Ovenbird
Red-shouldered Hawk
Great Crested Flycatcher


Louise and Larry Barden
Charlotte, NC