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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 Haw River SP--Iron Ore Belt Access

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

October 5

9Mourning Dove ✓
4Turkey Vulture ✓
2Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
3Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
8Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
2Downy Woodpecker ✓
7Northern Flicker ✓
2Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
5Eastern Phoebe ✓
8Blue Jay ✓
2American Crow ✓
9Carolina Chickadee ✓
7Tufted Titmouse ✓
5White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
5Carolina Wren ✓
6Gray Catbird ✓
9Brown Thrasher ✓
4Northern Mockingbird ✓
9Eastern Bluebird ✓
1Veery ✓
2American Robin ✓
9House Finch ✓
6American Goldfinch ✓
4Eastern Towhee ✓
1Common Grackle ✓
3Common Yellowthroat ✓
2Hooded Warbler ✓
2American Redstart ✓
3Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
1Black-throated Green Warbler ✓
7Northern Cardinal ✓
1Indigo Bunting ✓

October 4

1Black Vulture ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Chestnut-sided Warbler ✓

October 3

2Chimney Swift ✓
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
1White-eyed Vireo ✓
1Red-eyed Vireo ✓
3European Starling ✓
1White-throated Sparrow ✓
2Black-and-white Warbler ✓
1Tennessee Warbler ✓
1Northern Parula ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓
1Scarlet Tanager ✓
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak ✓