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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 13

10Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Turkey Vulture
1Northern Harrier
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Eastern Kingbird
30American Crow
2Fish Crow
1Carolina Wren
4Northern Mockingbird
7American Goldfinch
1Field Sparrow
8Bobolink
1Common Yellowthroat
20Canada Goose
4Rock Pigeon
30Mourning Dove
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Green Heron
1Great Blue Heron
1Cooper's Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Great Crested Flycatcher
5White-eyed Vireo
6Blue Jay
1Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2European Starling
2Brown Thrasher
4Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
3House Finch
2Chipping Sparrow
2Eastern Meadowlark
1American Redstart
1Blackburnian Warbler
1Northern Yellow Warbler
1Summer Tanager
5Northern Cardinal
4Blue Grosbeak
3Indigo Bunting
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Barn Swallow
3Gray Catbird
1Song Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee

September 12

1Eastern Phoebe
3Northern House Wren
1Canada Warbler

September 8

3Red-shouldered Hawk
2American Kestrel
2Red-eyed Vireo
2White-breasted Nuthatch
2Northern Waterthrush
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Northern Parula

September 7

1Killdeer
2Chimney Swift
3Downy Woodpecker
1Alder Flycatcher
1Least Flycatcher
1Veery
1Grasshopper Sparrow
1Magnolia Warbler
2Prairie Warbler