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The Carolina Bird Club, Inc., is a non-profit educational and scientific association open to anyone interested in the study and conservation of wildlife, particularly birds.

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 Guilford County Farm/Howerton Rd. (Guilford Co.)

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

March 5

2Canada Goose
2Mallard
10Mourning Dove
1Great Blue Heron
2Turkey Vulture
1Northern Harrier
2Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-headed Woodpecker
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
8Blue Jay
9American Crow
2Fish Crow
1Common Raven
1Tufted Titmouse
1Tree Swallow
1Carolina Wren
4Brown Thrasher
15Northern Mockingbird
5Eastern Bluebird
40American Robin
1American Goldfinch
2Field Sparrow
18White-crowned Sparrow
16White-throated Sparrow
1Vesper Sparrow
5Savannah Sparrow
22Song Sparrow
5Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
6Eastern Meadowlark
1Red-winged Blackbird
13Common Grackle
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal

March 4

14Killdeer
2Black Vulture
1Short-eared Owl
1American Kestrel
3European Starling
2House Finch
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Carolina Chickadee

March 2

2Rock Pigeon

March 1

1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Purple Finch
1Wild Turkey
1Pine Warbler

February 28

1Pileated Woodpecker
1American Woodcock
1Hermit Thrush
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1American Pipit
1Lincoln's Sparrow
1Wood Duck
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
13Dark-eyed Junco