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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 Boone fork trail

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

September 11

3Canada Goose
1Lesser Scaup
2Wild Turkey
1Rock Pigeon
7Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2Black-billed Cuckoo
1Eastern Whip-poor-will
3Chimney Swift
3Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1American Coot
2Killdeer
2Pied-billed Grebe
1Double-crested Cormorant
2Green Heron
1Great Blue Heron
3Black Vulture
2Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Cooper's Hawk
1Northern Harrier
2Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
3Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-headed Woodpecker
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
3Hairy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
4Northern Flicker
1American Kestrel
1Merlin
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
3Acadian Flycatcher
1Eastern Phoebe
2Eastern Kingbird
3White-eyed Vireo
4Blue Jay
6American Crow
3Common Raven
4Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
2Purple Martin
1Barn Swallow
3Cliff Swallow
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
4Golden-crowned Kinglet
2White-breasted Nuthatch
4Red-breasted Nuthatch
2Brown Creeper
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Northern House Wren
1Winter Wren
4Carolina Wren
16European Starling
1Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
4Cedar Waxwing
2House Sparrow
3House Finch
2Red Crossbill
2Pine Siskin
5American Goldfinch
2Chipping Sparrow
3Field Sparrow
9Dark-eyed Junco
2Vesper Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
4Eastern Towhee
2Bobolink
4Eastern Meadowlark
1Baltimore Oriole
3Brown-headed Cowbird
2Tennessee Warbler
3Common Yellowthroat
4American Redstart
2Cape May Warbler
1Cerulean Warbler
2Blackburnian Warbler
1Chestnut-sided Warbler
1Palm Warbler
1Summer Tanager
4Northern Cardinal
2Blue Grosbeak
1Indigo Bunting