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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.

May 16

3Canada Goose
6Mourning Dove
2Green Heron
1Black Vulture
2Turkey Vulture
1Red-tailed Hawk
4Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Willow Flycatcher
2Eastern Phoebe
1Eastern Kingbird
3American Crow
1Common Raven
2Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
5Carolina Wren
45European Starling
1Brown Thrasher
6Northern Mockingbird
5Eastern Bluebird
2American Goldfinch
1Grasshopper Sparrow
3Chipping Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
10Eastern Meadowlark
6Red-winged Blackbird
20Common Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
1Pine Warbler
10Northern Cardinal
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Chimney Swift
1Killdeer
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Blue Heron
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2American Kestrel
2White-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
1Fish Crow
8Tree Swallow
5Barn Swallow
7Cedar Waxwing
3House Finch
2Field Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
4Yellow-breasted Chat
15Bobolink
1Orchard Oriole
10Blue Grosbeak
2Indigo Bunting

May 15

1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Louisiana Waterthrush

May 12

2American Robin
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Gray Catbird

May 11

1Northern Bobwhite
1American Redstart
2Yellow Warbler
1Palm Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Sedge Wren
1Yellow-rumped Warbler