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The Carolina Bird Club is a non-profit organization that represents and supports the birding community in the Carolinas through its website, publications, meetings, workshops, trips, and partnerships, whose mission is


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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 Brumley Nature Preserve--North

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

November 5

2Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
5Northern Flicker ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
4American Crow ✓
5Carolina Chickadee ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
9Carolina Wren ✓
20Eastern Bluebird ✓
20American Robin ✓
1Purple Finch ✓
2American Goldfinch ✓
4Chipping Sparrow ✓
35White-throated Sparrow ✓
3Song Sparrow ✓
2Eastern Towhee ✓
1Northern Cardinal ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
2Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Winter Wren ✓
1Hermit Thrush ✓
10Cedar Waxwing ✓
1Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓

November 4

10Canada Goose ✓
1Hairy Woodpecker ✓
2Swamp Sparrow ✓

November 3

1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Red-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Dark-eyed Junco ✓
1Red-winged Blackbird ✓

November 1

3Black Vulture ✓
2Turkey Vulture ✓
1Fish Crow ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
5Rusty Blackbird ✓
1Sharp-shinned Hawk ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
1Field Sparrow ✓
1Common Grackle ✓

October 31

2House Finch ✓
2Pine Siskin ✓
1Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Blue-headed Vireo ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
1Cape May Warbler ✓
2Mourning Dove ✓
1Brown Creeper ✓

October 30

1European Starling ✓
9Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Common Raven ✓