April 30 April 21 9 early Bobolink May 2 May 3 1 late Indigo Bunting May 2 April 27 5 early Blue Grosbeak May 3 May 1 2 early Black-poll Warbler May 4 May 3 1 early Kentucky Warbler May 5 April 23 12 early Yellow-billed Cuckoo May 6 May 14 8 late

B. RARER SPECIES [2]

Yellow-crowned Night Heron April 2 and 8 Black-crowned Night Heron April 6 Rough-winged Swallow April 6 King Rail April 7 Rusty Blackbird April 8 Bachman’s Sparrow April 10 Grasshopper Sparrow April 17 Bartramian Sandpiper April 17 Purple Martin April 17 Prothonotary Warbler April 24 Nighthawk April 24 (The last two were noted 15 miles east of Raleigh.)

Cape May Warbler April 27 Olive-backed Thrush April 28 Blue-winged Warbler April 30 Scarlet Tanager April 30 Wilson’s Thrush May 1 Chestnut-sided Warbler May 4 Baltimore Oriole May 4 Rose-breasted Grosbeak May 4 Bay-breasted Warbler May 5 Gray-cheeked Thrush May 13 Wilson’s Warbler May 19