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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.

September 7

48Canada Goose
5Mourning Dove
6Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Great Blue Heron
10Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
1Broad-winged Hawk
6Red-bellied Woodpecker
4Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
5White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo
3Red-eyed Vireo
5Blue Jay
2American Crow
7Carolina Chickadee
9Tufted Titmouse
2White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
11Carolina Wren
2European Starling
2Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
11Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
1Veery
6House Finch
12American Goldfinch
3Chipping Sparrow
3Eastern Towhee
4Common Yellowthroat
1Prairie Warbler
7Northern Cardinal
4Blue Grosbeak
1Indigo Bunting

September 5

1Yellow-breasted Chat
1American Redstart

September 3

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Killdeer
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Eastern Phoebe
1Great Crested Flycatcher
14House Sparrow
1Summer Tanager

September 1

1Fish Crow
1Canada Warbler