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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 Brevard Hike & Bike Path--Hospital Fields

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

September 30

2Mourning Dove ✓
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
2Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
1Least Flycatcher ✓
2Eastern Phoebe ✓
2White-eyed Vireo ✓
22Blue Jay ✓
6American Crow ✓
5Carolina Chickadee ✓
3Tufted Titmouse ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
4Carolina Wren ✓
3European Starling ✓
2Gray Catbird ✓
3Brown Thrasher ✓
6Eastern Bluebird ✓
4Swainson's Thrush ✓
11American Robin ✓
5Cedar Waxwing ✓
6House Finch ✓
1American Goldfinch ✓
4Song Sparrow ✓
8Eastern Towhee ✓
1Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Common Grackle ✓
8Tennessee Warbler ✓
4American Redstart ✓
2Cape May Warbler ✓
6Northern Parula ✓
2Magnolia Warbler ✓
1Bay-breasted Warbler ✓
2Chestnut-sided Warbler ✓
1Prairie Warbler ✓
6Scarlet Tanager ✓
19Northern Cardinal ✓
4Rose-breasted Grosbeak ✓
1Indigo Bunting ✓

September 28

3Canada Goose ✓
2Black Vulture ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Red-eyed Vireo ✓
3Northern Mockingbird ✓
1Nashville Warbler ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
2Palm Warbler ✓