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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 Lake Townsend--Church St. Bridge (North)

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

September 6

2Mallard
6Killdeer
4Semipalmated Plover
1Spotted Sandpiper
7Stilt Sandpiper
1Baird's Sandpiper
8Least Sandpiper
1Semipalmated Sandpiper
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Downy Woodpecker
1Blue Jay
6American Crow
8Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
1White-breasted Nuthatch
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
1Eastern Bluebird
2American Goldfinch
1Brewster's Warbler (hybrid)
1Tennessee Warbler
1Northern Parula
1Magnolia Warbler
2Pine Warbler
5Northern Cardinal

September 5

1Solitary Sandpiper
2Lesser Yellowlegs
1Greater Yellowlegs
2Mourning Dove
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Pileated Woodpecker
3Canada Goose

September 4

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird