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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 Boone Greenway--Athletic Fields

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

September 26

25Mourning Dove ✓
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
4Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
2Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
2Northern Flicker ✓
2Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
5Eastern Phoebe ✓
20Blue Jay ✓
13American Crow ✓
1Common Raven ✓
9Carolina Chickadee ✓
5Tufted Titmouse ✓
2White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
2Red-breasted Nuthatch ✓
4Northern House Wren ✓
6Carolina Wren ✓
5Gray Catbird ✓
2Brown Thrasher ✓
1Eastern Bluebird ✓
1Veery ✓
3Gray-cheeked Thrush ✓
8Swainson's Thrush ✓
2American Robin ✓
6Cedar Waxwing ✓
20House Finch ✓
15Red Crossbill ✓
18American Goldfinch ✓
19Song Sparrow ✓
1Lincoln's Sparrow
5Eastern Towhee ✓
35Tennessee Warbler ✓
1Nashville Warbler ✓
7Common Yellowthroat ✓
2American Redstart ✓
14Cape May Warbler ✓
5Magnolia Warbler ✓
7Bay-breasted Warbler ✓
2Black-throated Green Warbler ✓
6Rose-breasted Grosbeak ✓
3Indigo Bunting ✓

September 25

3Rock Pigeon ✓
2Cooper's Hawk ✓
1European Starling ✓
2Northern Cardinal ✓
1Least Flycatcher ✓
1Red-eyed Vireo ✓
1Wood Thrush ✓
1Chipping Sparrow ✓
1Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓
1Scarlet Tanager ✓