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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 27

15Rock Pigeon ✓
8Mourning Dove ✓
10Killdeer ✓
1Wilson's Snipe ✓
5Turkey Vulture ✓
4Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
5Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
7Northern Flicker ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
24Blue Jay ✓
37American Crow ✓
3Fish Crow ✓
1Carolina Chickadee ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
4Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
3Carolina Wren ✓
8European Starling ✓
3Brown Thrasher ✓
16Northern Mockingbird ✓
15Eastern Bluebird ✓
5House Finch ✓
2American Goldfinch ✓
1Grasshopper Sparrow ✓
9Chipping Sparrow ✓
20Field Sparrow ✓
5White-crowned Sparrow ✓
22White-throated Sparrow ✓
2Vesper Sparrow ✓
19Savannah Sparrow ✓
32Song Sparrow ✓
6Swamp Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
8Eastern Meadowlark ✓
15Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
1Palm Warbler ✓
1Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
12Northern Cardinal ✓

October 24

1Black Vulture ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
1American Robin ✓
20Canada Goose ✓
2Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
2Northern Harrier ✓
1Pine Siskin ✓
30Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓

October 22

1Sharp-shinned Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
3White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Lincoln's Sparrow ✓