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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.

The Club offers research grants in avian biology for undergraduate and graduate students, and scholarships for young birders.

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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.

January 14

3Turkey Vulture
3Northern Harrier
2Mourning Dove
1Short-eared Owl
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2American Crow
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
1House Finch
4Red-winged Blackbird
3Yellow-rumped Warbler

January 13

6Canada Goose
2Killdeer
1Great Blue Heron
2Red-tailed Hawk
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1American Kestrel
1Eastern Phoebe
8Blue Jay
1Common Raven
6Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Winter Wren
2Carolina Wren
30European Starling
1Brown Thrasher
2Cedar Waxwing
1Purple Finch
6American Goldfinch
2Chipping Sparrow
2Field Sparrow
6White-crowned Sparrow
6White-throated Sparrow
10Savannah Sparrow
12Song Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
15Eastern Meadowlark
1Baltimore Oriole
1Common Grackle
8Northern Cardinal

January 12

3Eastern Towhee

January 11

5Rock Pigeon
6Black Vulture

January 10

1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Fish Crow
2American Pipit
1Brown-headed Cowbird

January 9

3American Woodcock
1Great Horned Owl

January 8

1Wilson's Snipe