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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.

July 4

3Wood Duck
1Mourning Dove
1Chimney Swift
2Wood Stork
5Anhinga
2White Ibis
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
2Black-crowned Night Heron
15Little Blue Heron
1Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
5Western Cattle-Egret
2Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
5Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
3White-eyed Vireo
1Tufted Titmouse
1Barn Swallow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
1American Robin
1House Finch
6Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
6Common Grackle
2Northern Parula
2Summer Tanager
5Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
1Painted Bunting

July 3

2Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2Mississippi Kite
1Belted Kingfisher
2American Crow
4Fish Crow
1Northern Mockingbird
1American Goldfinch
1Common Yellowthroat
1Roseate Spoonbill
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Blue Jay
46Purple Martin
1European Starling
7Eastern Bluebird
2Prothonotary Warbler

June 30

9Black Vulture
3Turkey Vulture
1Red-headed Woodpecker
3Northern Rough-winged Swallow

June 29

2Cliff Swallow
1Yellow-throated Warbler

June 28

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Kingbird
1Indigo Bunting

June 27

1Carolina Chickadee