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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 ***Home - 232 Buffalo Church Rd

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

October 4

5Canada Goose ✓
10Mallard ✓
11Mourning Dove ✓
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
11Killdeer ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
8Black Vulture ✓
4Turkey Vulture ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
4Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
2Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
3Hairy Woodpecker ✓
3Northern Flicker ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
1Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
2Eastern Phoebe ✓
1White-eyed Vireo ✓
5Blue Jay ✓
3American Crow ✓
5Fish Crow ✓
2Carolina Chickadee ✓
2Tufted Titmouse ✓
2White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
2Carolina Wren ✓
5European Starling ✓
3Brown Thrasher ✓
4Northern Mockingbird ✓
11Eastern Bluebird ✓
1Wood Thrush ✓
1American Robin ✓
4House Sparrow ✓
3House Finch ✓
1American Goldfinch ✓
5Chipping Sparrow ✓
1White-throated Sparrow ✓
1Song Sparrow ✓
1Swamp Sparrow ✓
2Eastern Towhee ✓
3Eastern Meadowlark ✓
20Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
1Common Grackle ✓
1Tennessee Warbler ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
5Palm Warbler ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓
1Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
1Yellow-throated Warbler ✓
6Northern Cardinal ✓
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak ✓

October 3

1Bald Eagle ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
1Swainson's Thrush ✓
1Grasshopper Sparrow ✓
1Baltimore Oriole ✓
3Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Blue Grosbeak ✓
1Indigo Bunting ✓

October 2

1Chimney Swift ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Red-eyed Vireo ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
1Savannah Sparrow ✓
1Bobolink ✓
1Cape May Warbler ✓
1Summer Tanager ✓

October 1

5Rock Pigeon ✓
1Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓

September 30

1Ovenbird ✓
1Northern Parula ✓

September 29

1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
1Great Crested Flycatcher ✓
1Tree Swallow ✓
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
2Cedar Waxwing ✓
1Scarlet Tanager ✓