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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 Pisgah Riverbend Campground (Private)

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

October 9

1Mourning Dove ✓
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
1Killdeer ✓
23Black Vulture ✓
16Turkey Vulture ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
2Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
2Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
3Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
2Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
16Northern Flicker ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
1Merlin ✓
3Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
11Eastern Phoebe ✓
1Blue-headed Vireo ✓
22Blue Jay ✓
131American Crow ✓
3Fish Crow ✓
7Carolina Chickadee ✓
4Tufted Titmouse ✓
4Tree Swallow ✓
2Barn Swallow ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
9Carolina Wren ✓
7European Starling ✓
3Gray Catbird ✓
8Brown Thrasher ✓
5Northern Mockingbird ✓
15Eastern Bluebird ✓
3Swainson's Thrush ✓
1Wood Thrush ✓
2American Robin ✓
45Cedar Waxwing ✓
28House Finch ✓
18American Goldfinch ✓
7Field Sparrow ✓
1Dark-eyed Junco ✓
11Savannah Sparrow ✓
28Song Sparrow ✓
1Lincoln's Sparrow ✓
6Swamp Sparrow ✓
20Eastern Towhee ✓
14Eastern Meadowlark ✓
3Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Ovenbird ✓
1Northern Waterthrush ✓
19Tennessee Warbler ✓
2Common Yellowthroat ✓
4American Redstart ✓
5Cape May Warbler ✓
2Northern Parula ✓
4Magnolia Warbler ✓
2Chestnut-sided Warbler ✓
9Palm Warbler ✓
5Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
22Northern Cardinal ✓
7Rose-breasted Grosbeak ✓
17Indigo Bunting ✓