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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.

October 31

15Canada Goose ✓
5Rock Pigeon ✓
12Mourning Dove ✓
3Killdeer ✓
3Black Vulture ✓
8Turkey Vulture ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
3Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
5Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
2Pileated Woodpecker ✓
4Northern Flicker ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
1Merlin ✓
16Blue Jay ✓
35American Crow ✓
2Common Raven ✓
6Carolina Chickadee ✓
5Tufted Titmouse ✓
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
2White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
5Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
2Northern House Wren ✓
5Carolina Wren ✓
4European Starling ✓
2Brown Thrasher ✓
9Northern Mockingbird ✓
35Eastern Bluebird ✓
15American Robin ✓
5Cedar Waxwing ✓
8House Finch ✓
2Pine Siskin ✓
9American Goldfinch ✓
1Grasshopper Sparrow ✓
18Field Sparrow ✓
3White-crowned Sparrow ✓
37White-throated Sparrow ✓
15Savannah Sparrow ✓
27Song Sparrow ✓
7Swamp Sparrow ✓
3Eastern Towhee ✓
13Eastern Meadowlark ✓
45Red-winged Blackbird ✓
7Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
8Northern Cardinal ✓

October 27

1Wilson's Snipe ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
3Fish Crow ✓
9Chipping Sparrow ✓
2Vesper Sparrow ✓
15Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
1Palm Warbler ✓