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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 Warren Wilson College--Owen Park

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

October 17

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
3Killdeer ✓
1Sharp-shinned Hawk ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
3American Crow ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
4American Goldfinch ✓
3Field Sparrow ✓
2Song Sparrow ✓

October 15

12Canada Goose ✓
15Rock Pigeon ✓
1Mourning Dove ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Hairy Woodpecker ✓
4Blue Jay ✓
2Carolina Chickadee ✓
4Tufted Titmouse ✓
2European Starling ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓
2Eastern Bluebird ✓
5House Finch ✓
2Lincoln's Sparrow ✓
2Swamp Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
2Red-winged Blackbird ✓
2Tennessee Warbler ✓
4Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
2Northern Cardinal ✓
4Mallard ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
2Turkey Vulture ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
4Cedar Waxwing ✓
1House Sparrow ✓
1Chipping Sparrow ✓
2White-throated Sparrow ✓
1Savannah Sparrow ✓

October 14

1Red-eyed Vireo ✓
1Fish Crow ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Marsh Wren ✓
1American Robin ✓
1Eastern Meadowlark ✓
1Indigo Bunting ✓
2Chimney Swift ✓
2Black Vulture ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
2Tree Swallow ✓
2White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
1Hermit Thrush ✓
1American Pipit ✓
5White-crowned Sparrow ✓
5Bobolink ✓
1Common Grackle ✓
1Connecticut Warbler ✓
6Common Yellowthroat ✓
1Cape May Warbler ✓
5Palm Warbler ✓
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak ✓

October 13

1Blue-headed Vireo ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓