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The Carolina Bird Club, Inc., is a non-profit educational and scientific association open to anyone interested in the study and conservation of wildlife, particularly birds.

The Club meets each winter, spring, and fall at different locations in the Carolinas. Meeting sites are selected to give participants an opportunity to see many different kinds of birds. Guided field trips and informative programs are combined for an exciting weekend of meeting with people who share an enthusiasm and concern for birds.

The Club offers research grants in avian biology for undergraduate and graduate students, and scholarships for young birders.

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Recent reports from Guilford County Farm/Howerton Rd. (Guilford Co.)

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

November 13

3Mourning Dove ✓
4Killdeer ✓
1American Woodcock ✓
10Turkey Vulture ✓
2Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
2Northern Flicker ✓
2American Kestrel ✓
50American Crow ✓
6Fish Crow ✓
1Winter Wren ✓
3Northern Mockingbird ✓
6Eastern Bluebird ✓
7American Robin ✓
6House Finch ✓
4American Goldfinch ✓
2Field Sparrow ✓
1White-crowned Sparrow ✓
4White-throated Sparrow ✓
2Savannah Sparrow ✓
4Song Sparrow ✓
3Swamp Sparrow ✓
1Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
2Northern Cardinal ✓

November 9

2Black Vulture ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
1Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
2Brown Thrasher ✓
XCedar Waxwing ✓
1Chipping Sparrow ✓
1Virginia Rail ✓
2Great Blue Heron ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
2Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1Merlin ✓
1Common Raven ✓
2Carolina Chickadee ✓
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
20European Starling ✓
1Hermit Thrush ✓
2Eastern Towhee ✓
2Eastern Meadowlark ✓
2Red-winged Blackbird ✓

November 8

1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
1Lark Sparrow ✓
4Lincoln's Sparrow ✓
1Northern Harrier ✓
1Dark-eyed Junco ✓

November 7

2Tufted Titmouse ✓