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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 Yates Mill County Park

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

November 19

13Ring-necked Duck
24Ruddy Duck
5Cedar Waxwing
1Great Blue Heron
3Turkey Vulture
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1American Crow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Eastern Bluebird
3White-throated Sparrow
5Song Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
3Eastern Towhee
3Yellow-rumped Warbler
3Canada Goose
100Rock Pigeon
1Black Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
4Mourning Dove
2Cooper's Hawk
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2Eastern Phoebe
1Blue Jay
1Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1Brown Creeper
65European Starling
2Hermit Thrush
70American Robin
1American Pipit
2American Goldfinch
3Chipping Sparrow
4Dark-eyed Junco
1Savannah Sparrow
1Eastern Meadowlark
2Pine Warbler
4Northern Cardinal

November 18

2Mallard
1Bufflehead
1Double-crested Cormorant
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown Thrasher
1House Finch
1Northern Flicker

November 17

1Belted Kingfisher
1Field Sparrow

November 15

1Winter Wren
1Lesser Scaup
9Ring-billed Gull
7Pied-billed Grebe
2Brown-headed Nuthatch

November 14

1Killdeer