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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 Guilford County Farm/Howerton Rd. (Guilford Co.)

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

September 27

12Rock Pigeon ✓
9Mourning Dove ✓
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
2Chimney Swift ✓
3Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
2Great Blue Heron ✓
7Turkey Vulture ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
2Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
5Northern Flicker ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
3Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
7Blue Jay ✓
7American Crow ✓
3Fish Crow ✓
1Carolina Chickadee ✓
6Tree Swallow ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
2Carolina Wren ✓
9European Starling ✓
2Gray Catbird ✓
4Brown Thrasher ✓
7Northern Mockingbird ✓
5Eastern Bluebird ✓
6House Finch ✓
12American Goldfinch ✓
7Chipping Sparrow ✓
4Savannah Sparrow
1Song Sparrow ✓
4Bobolink ✓
1Eastern Meadowlark ✓
10Red-winged Blackbird ✓
6Common Yellowthroat ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓
19Palm Warbler ✓
3Northern Cardinal ✓
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak ✓
1Blue Grosbeak ✓
2Indigo Bunting ✓

September 25

1Green Heron ✓
8Black Vulture ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
3Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
2Downy Woodpecker ✓
1White-eyed Vireo ✓
1Common Raven ✓
2Tufted Titmouse ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
2American Robin ✓
2Black-and-white Warbler ✓
2American Redstart ✓
2Northern Parula ✓
1Bay-breasted Warbler ✓
3Black-throated Green Warbler ✓

September 24

20Killdeer ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Northern Harrier ✓
3Field Sparrow ✓
1Northern Yellow Warbler ✓