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The Carolina Bird Club is a non-profit organization that represents and supports the birding community in the Carolinas through its website, publications, meetings, workshops, trips, and partnerships, whose mission is


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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 Silver Bluff Audubon-Kathwood Ponds

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

September 26

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
12Killdeer ✓
35White Ibis ✓
3Roseate Spoonbill
8Little Blue Heron ✓
1Great Egret ✓
2Great Blue Heron ✓
3Black Vulture ✓
3Turkey Vulture ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
2Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
3Northern Flicker ✓
1Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
2Eastern Phoebe ✓
1White-eyed Vireo ✓
1Loggerhead Shrike ✓
3Blue Jay ✓
3American Crow ✓
5Northern Rough-winged Swallow ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
2Gray Catbird ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓
3Eastern Bluebird ✓
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Northern Waterthrush ✓
3Common Yellowthroat ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓
4Northern Cardinal ✓
2Indigo Bunting ✓
2Painted Bunting ✓
1Mourning Dove ✓
2Western Cattle-Egret ✓
1Carolina Chickadee ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓

September 25

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
3Chimney Swift ✓
1Wood Stork ✓
2Snowy Egret ✓
2Bald Eagle ✓
2Red-eyed Vireo ✓
12Fish Crow ✓
1Barn Swallow ✓
5European Starling ✓
1Veery ✓
2Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
1Northern Parula ✓
1Summer Tanager ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓

September 23

3Least Sandpiper ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓
1Yellow-throated Vireo ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
1Hooded Warbler ✓
1American Redstart ✓
1Chestnut-sided Warbler ✓
1Yellow-throated Warbler ✓