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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 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road

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

June 28

4Canada Goose
4Mourning Dove
2Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
4Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
11Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
2Bald Eagle
2Red-shouldered Hawk
2Belted Kingfisher
6Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
3Eastern Wood-Pewee
5Acadian Flycatcher
1Eastern Phoebe
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
11White-eyed Vireo
5Yellow-throated Vireo
1Eastern Warbling Vireo
22Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
2Fish Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
7Tufted Titmouse
1Purple Martin
2White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
14Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Northern House Wren
6Carolina Wren
1Eastern Bluebird
2Wood Thrush
2American Goldfinch
1Chipping Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Yellow-breasted Chat
2Orchard Oriole
3Red-winged Blackbird
2Brown-headed Cowbird
7Common Grackle
2Ovenbird
2Louisiana Waterthrush
5Black-and-white Warbler
7Prothonotary Warbler
3Common Yellowthroat
4Hooded Warbler
4American Redstart
5Northern Parula
4Yellow-throated Warbler
3Summer Tanager
2Scarlet Tanager
5Northern Cardinal
2Indigo Bunting
1Northern Bobwhite
3Chuck-will's-widow
1Eastern Whip-poor-will
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-headed Woodpecker
4American Crow
1Pine Warbler
2Blue Grosbeak