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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.

The Club offers research grants in avian biology for undergraduate and graduate students, and scholarships for young birders.

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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.

October 6

1Wood Duck
2Chimney Swift
5Red-headed Woodpecker
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
3Northern Flicker
2Eastern Phoebe
3Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
1Fish Crow
7Carolina Chickadee
9Tufted Titmouse
2White-breasted Nuthatch
8Carolina Wren
2Brown Thrasher
1Gray-cheeked Thrush
1Swainson's Thrush
1Wood Thrush
1Common Grackle
5Black-and-white Warbler
5American Redstart
6Northern Parula
1Magnolia Warbler
3Scarlet Tanager
6Northern Cardinal

October 5

1Mourning Dove
11Killdeer
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Lesser Yellowlegs
5Greater Yellowlegs
4Least Sandpiper
9Great Egret
8Great Blue Heron
23Black Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Blue-headed Vireo
2American Crow
1Tree Swallow
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Winter Wren
2Gray Catbird
2Eastern Bluebird
3House Finch
1American Goldfinch
2White-throated Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
1Tennessee Warbler
5Common Yellowthroat
4Indigo Bunting

October 2

1Wilson's Snipe
3Double-crested Cormorant
2White Ibis
2Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
2Belted Kingfisher
1Veery
1Pine Warbler