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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.

July 2

23Canada Goose
4Mourning Dove
1Great Blue Heron
2Black Vulture
2Turkey Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Acadian Flycatcher
1Great Crested Flycatcher
3White-eyed Vireo
3Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
4American Crow
1Fish Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
8Tufted Titmouse
3Northern Rough-winged Swallow
3Barn Swallow
2White-breasted Nuthatch
11Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
12Northern Mockingbird
5Eastern Bluebird
10American Robin
6House Finch
5American Goldfinch
3Chipping Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
3Eastern Towhee
2Yellow-breasted Chat
2Red-winged Blackbird
3Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Grackle
1Ovenbird
3Common Yellowthroat
1Hooded Warbler
1Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Summer Tanager
8Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
3Indigo Bunting

June 30

2Red-shouldered Hawk
2Red-tailed Hawk
1Barred Owl
2Pileated Woodpecker
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Northern House Wren
1House Sparrow
1Northern Parula

June 28

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Eastern Phoebe
1Yellow-throated Vireo
3Brown-headed Nuthatch