We’ve seen these birds on our visits to the Triangle area of North Carolina:
Black vultures
Black vultures
| | Jan | Feb | Mar | | Nov | Dec |
| 2024 | · | · | | | | |
| 2023 | 2 | · | | | | |
| 2022 | · | · | | | 3 | · |
| 2021 | x | x | | | 1 | · |
| 2020 | · | 2 | | | x | x |
| 2019 | 2 | · | 1 | | · | · |
| 2018 | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| YEAR | Jan | Feb | Mar | Nov | Dec | |
| 2024 | · | · | ||||
| 2023 | 2 | · | 24 | · | ||
| 2022 | · | · | 3 | · | ||
| 2021 | 1 |
Cooper’s hawk
Cooper’s hawk
Red-shouldered hawk
Jan 24 -1; Feb 24 – 1
Red-tailed hawk
Red-tailed hawk
| YEAR | Jan | Feb | Mar | Nov | Dec | |
| 2024 | · | · | ||||
| 2023 | · | · | · | · | ||
| 2022 | · | |||||
| 2021 | x | x | · | |||
| 2020 | x | x | ||||
| 2019 | · | · | · |
Red-shouldered hawk
Jan 24 – 1; Feb 24-1
American woodcock
One year (2019) we were fortunate to have spotted an American woodcock nesting in our forest. How did we spot this perfectly camouflaged bird and nest? By almost stepping on it since it was really close to the path! Fortunately there was no damage done, but we didn’t get to see the eggs hatch since we had to leave for home.
| YEAR | Jan | Feb | Mar | Nov | Dec | |
| 2024 | · | · | ||||
| 2023 | · | · | · | · | ||
| 2022 | · | · | · | · | ||
| 2021 | x | x | · | · | ||
| 2020 | · | · | x | x | ||
| 2019 | · | · | 1 | · | · | |
| 2018 | · | · |
- Learn more:
- Audubon: 10 Fun facts about the American Woodcock
- YouTube: Woodcock dances to Stayin’ Alive
- Cool Green Science: Tracking down the American woodcock
Mourning dove
Mourning Dove
| YEAR | Jan | Feb | Mar | Nov | Dec | |
| 2024 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 2022 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | ||
| 2021 | x | x | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2020 | 4 | 3 | x | x | ||
| 2019 | · | · | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2018 | · | 1 |
Barred owl
Barred Owl
| YEAR | Jan | Feb | Mar | Nov | Dec | |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2023 | · | · | · | 1 | ||
| 2022 | · | · | · | · | ||
| 2021 | x | x | · | · | ||
| 2020 | · | · | x | x | ||
| 2019 | · | · | · | · | · | |
| 2018 | · | · |