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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 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek

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

June 17

20Canada Goose
8Mourning Dove
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Turkey Vulture
1Red-tailed Hawk
6Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Acadian Flycatcher
1White-eyed Vireo
3Red-eyed Vireo
8Blue Jay
6American Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
7Tufted Titmouse
2Tree Swallow
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
7Barn Swallow
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
8Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
2Brown Thrasher
9Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
2Wood Thrush
11American Robin
2House Sparrow
9House Finch
5American Goldfinch
4Chipping Sparrow
3Song Sparrow
5Eastern Towhee
4Yellow-breasted Chat
2Red-winged Blackbird
2Brown-headed Cowbird
4Common Grackle
3Ovenbird
1Black-and-white Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
9Northern Cardinal
2Blue Grosbeak
3Indigo Bunting

June 14

2Black Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Eastern Phoebe
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1Fish Crow
1European Starling
3Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Parula
1Pine Warbler

June 12

1Louisiana Waterthrush
2Eastern Kingbird
2White-breasted Nuthatch
1Northern House Wren
1Hooded Warbler