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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 Mid Pines Rd.

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

April 8

3Canada Goose
4Rock Pigeon
1Killdeer
1American Kestrel
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Blue Jay
5American Crow
7Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
3Tree Swallow
2Carolina Wren
15European Starling
2Eastern Bluebird
2Chipping Sparrow
3White-throated Sparrow
3Savannah Sparrow
5Eastern Meadowlark
4Northern Cardinal
2Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
4Barn Swallow
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Northern Mockingbird
1American Robin
2House Finch
2American Goldfinch
2Song Sparrow
1Red-winged Blackbird
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Palm Warbler
1Chimney Swift
1Osprey
1White-eyed Vireo
1Common Yellowthroat

April 7

2Mourning Dove
1Great Blue Heron
1Field Sparrow
1Cooper's Hawk
1Purple Martin
1Grasshopper Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Pine Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Mallard
1Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Eastern Towhee
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Hermit Thrush
1Common Raven
1Common Grackle

April 6

1Double-crested Cormorant
1Belted Kingfisher
2Loggerhead Shrike
1Horned Lark
1Northern Harrier
1Brown Thrasher
1Say's Phoebe
1Dickcissel
1Eastern Phoebe
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
8Cedar Waxwing

April 5

2House Sparrow

April 4

1White-crowned Sparrow
XWild Turkey

April 3

1Dark-eyed Junco
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Purple Finch
1Winter Wren