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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 Hitchcock Woods

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

September 25

1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
3Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
3Red-eyed Vireo ✓
1Blue Jay ✓
2Carolina Chickadee ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
1Veery ✓
5American Robin ✓
1American Redstart ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓
1Northern Cardinal ✓
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
1Great Horned Owl ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
2Hairy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
2American Crow ✓
1Wood Thrush ✓
1Hooded Warbler ✓
2Northern Parula ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓

September 24

1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
2Brown Thrasher ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
3Common Grackle ✓

September 22

1Northern Bobwhite ✓
1Eastern Screech-Owl ✓
1Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
3Great Crested Flycatcher ✓
1White-eyed Vireo ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
1Eastern Bluebird ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
1Summer Tanager ✓

September 20

3Canada Goose ✓
2Mourning Dove ✓
3Chimney Swift ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
2Red-cockaded Woodpecker
2Acadian Flycatcher ✓
4Yellow-throated Vireo ✓
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
1Swainson's Thrush ✓
1House Finch ✓
1Baltimore Oriole ✓
1Bay-breasted Warbler ✓
1Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓
1Yellow-throated Warbler ✓

September 19

1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Fish Crow ✓