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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 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam

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

October 19

7Wood Duck ✓
1Mourning Dove ✓
4Double-crested Cormorant ✓
3Great Blue Heron ✓
2Turkey Vulture ✓
3Bald Eagle ✓
2Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
3Blue Jay ✓
8American Crow ✓
1Carolina Chickadee ✓
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
2Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Brown Creeper ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
3Carolina Wren ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
4Eastern Bluebird ✓
1American Robin ✓
1American Pipit ✓
7House Finch ✓
1Chipping Sparrow ✓
3White-throated Sparrow ✓
1Savannah Sparrow ✓
15Song Sparrow ✓
5Swamp Sparrow ✓
2Eastern Towhee ✓
1Eastern Meadowlark ✓
7Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Palm Warbler ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓
4Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
1Northern Cardinal ✓

October 16

1Pied-billed Grebe ✓
2Black Vulture ✓
1Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
13Fish Crow ✓
5Tufted Titmouse ✓