Birds of the Neuse

List of birds we have seen since we moved into our new house.

American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
Brown-headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla)
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma Rufum)
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus)
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri)
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)

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