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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 Blue Ridge Pkwy--Ridge Junction (Yancey Co.)

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

September 19

3Yellow-billed Cuckoo
5Chimney Swift
3Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Downy Woodpecker
2Hairy Woodpecker
1Merlin
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Eastern Phoebe
3Blue-headed Vireo
1Philadelphia Vireo
4Blue Jay
2American Crow
2Common Raven
1Carolina Chickadee
5Golden-crowned Kinglet
3Red-breasted Nuthatch
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Gray Catbird
3Gray-cheeked Thrush
14Swainson's Thrush
1Hermit Thrush
2Wood Thrush
1American Robin
40Cedar Waxwing
3American Goldfinch
10Dark-eyed Junco
1Eastern Towhee
2Golden-winged Warbler
3Black-and-white Warbler
35Tennessee Warbler
1Hooded Warbler
1American Redstart
11Cape May Warbler
2Northern Parula
1Magnolia Warbler
30Bay-breasted Warbler
1Blackburnian Warbler
1Chestnut-sided Warbler
6Black-throated Blue Warbler
4Black-throated Green Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager
30Rose-breasted Grosbeak

September 18

1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Least Flycatcher
2Carolina Wren
1Veery
7Pine Siskin
1Yellow-rumped Warbler