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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 White House Rd. loop

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

October 24

5Wood Duck ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓
1Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
2American Crow ✓
3Carolina Chickadee ✓
2Tufted Titmouse ✓
2Carolina Wren ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
1Eastern Bluebird ✓
1House Sparrow ✓
2White-throated Sparrow ✓
1Song Sparrow ✓
1Swamp Sparrow ✓
3Red-winged Blackbird ✓
2Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
5Northern Cardinal ✓

October 23

1Canada Goose ✓
1Killdeer ✓
14Rock Pigeon ✓
4Mourning Dove ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
3Northern Harrier ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
5Northern Flicker ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
4Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1European Starling ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
1American Robin ✓
3American Goldfinch ✓
1Eastern Meadowlark ✓
1Common Grackle ✓
2Common Yellowthroat ✓
4Palm Warbler ✓

October 22

1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
1Hermit Thrush ✓
5House Finch ✓

October 21

2Common Gallinule ✓
1Broad-winged Hawk ✓
1Barred Owl ✓
50Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
1American Redstart ✓
1Northern Parula ✓

October 20

1Great Egret ✓
2Black Vulture ✓
1Loggerhead Shrike ✓
1Bay-breasted Warbler ✓
1Indigo Bunting ✓

October 19

1White-eyed Vireo ✓
1Brown Creeper ✓

October 18

1Northern House Wren ✓
1Grasshopper Sparrow ✓
2Chipping Sparrow ✓