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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.

The Club offers research grants in avian biology for undergraduate and graduate students, and scholarships for young birders.

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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 8

12Rock Pigeon ✓
5Mourning Dove ✓
12Chimney Swift ✓
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
1Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
2Northern Harrier ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
2Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
4Northern Flicker ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
2Eastern Phoebe ✓
1White-eyed Vireo ✓
15Blue Jay ✓
10American Crow ✓
3Fish Crow ✓
1Carolina Chickadee ✓
200Tree Swallow ✓
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow ✓
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
3Carolina Wren ✓
11European Starling ✓
4Brown Thrasher ✓
10Northern Mockingbird ✓
5Eastern Bluebird ✓
4House Finch ✓
3Field Sparrow ✓
6Song Sparrow ✓
1Lincoln's Sparrow ✓
3Swamp Sparrow ✓
2Eastern Meadowlark ✓
2Common Yellowthroat ✓
5Palm Warbler ✓
5Northern Cardinal ✓
2Blue Grosbeak ✓
3Indigo Bunting ✓

October 6

1Northern Bobwhite ✓
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
2Black Vulture ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
2American Robin ✓
1Tennessee Warbler ✓
2American Redstart ✓
4Cape May Warbler ✓
1Northern Parula ✓
3Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak ✓

October 4

1Killdeer ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Barn Swallow ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
5American Goldfinch ✓
3Chipping Sparrow ✓
1Savannah Sparrow ✓
1Baltimore Oriole ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓

October 1

1Gray Catbird ✓
2Bobolink ✓