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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.

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Recent reports from Brumley Nature Preserve--North

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

October 14

1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
2Northern Flicker ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
3American Crow ✓
13Carolina Chickadee ✓
7Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
2Carolina Wren ✓
4Eastern Bluebird ✓
1House Finch ✓
1American Goldfinch ✓
4White-throated Sparrow ✓
1Song Sparrow ✓
9Northern Cardinal ✓

October 13

2Mourning Dove ✓
2Black Vulture ✓
2Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
2Red-eyed Vireo ✓
4Northern House Wren ✓
2Gray Catbird ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
1Gray-cheeked Thrush ✓
8American Robin ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
3Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
1Scarlet Tanager ✓
2Indigo Bunting ✓
5Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
3American Redstart ✓
1Northern Parula ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
1Hairy Woodpecker ✓
1Philadelphia Vireo ✓
1Wood Thrush ✓
12Cedar Waxwing ✓
2Magnolia Warbler ✓

October 12

1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Winter Wren ✓
1Swamp Sparrow ✓
13Canada Goose ✓
1Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
1Chipping Sparrow ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓
1Blue-headed Vireo ✓
4Swainson's Thrush ✓
2Black-and-white Warbler ✓
1Black-throated Green Warbler ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
2Fish Crow ✓
1Field Sparrow ✓
1Palm Warbler ✓

October 11

1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Blue Grosbeak ✓

October 10

2Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
2Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1White-eyed Vireo ✓
1Red-breasted Nuthatch ✓
5Chimney Swift ✓
1Ovenbird ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Cape May Warbler ✓

October 9

1Common Grackle ✓
1Prairie Warbler ✓

October 8

1Yellow-throated Vireo ✓