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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 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)

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

April 7

37Canada Goose
2Mallard
8Killdeer
1Wilson's Snipe
9Lesser Yellowlegs
2Greater Yellowlegs
4Dunlin
26Least Sandpiper
23Pectoral Sandpiper
5Bonaparte's Gull
80Ring-billed Gull
10Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Egret
8Great Blue Heron
18Black Vulture
2Osprey
2Tree Swallow
10Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Barn Swallow
1Red-winged Blackbird

April 6

3Green-winged Teal
1Mourning Dove
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Barred Owl
2Red-headed Woodpecker
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
2White-eyed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
3American Crow
1Fish Crow
3Tufted Titmouse
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
2American Goldfinch
1Chipping Sparrow
1Field Sparrow
10White-throated Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Yellowthroat
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
4Northern Cardinal

April 3

1Turkey Vulture
1Downy Woodpecker
1Carolina Chickadee
2Ovenbird
4Northern Parula
1Pine Warbler
1Long-billed Dowitcher
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern House Wren
1Brown Thrasher
1Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
1American Robin
1American Pipit

April 1

3Wood Duck
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
2Hairy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
2White-breasted Nuthatch
1Northern Mockingbird
3Purple Finch
8Savannah Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
2Common Grackle