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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 Silver Bluff Audubon-Kathwood Ponds

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

September 11

2Wood Duck
1Mourning Dove
12Killdeer
2Solitary Sandpiper
48Least Sandpiper
16White Ibis
3Roseate Spoonbill
12Little Blue Heron
5Snowy Egret
6Western Cattle-Egret
3Great Egret
1Turkey Vulture
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
3White-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
4American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
3Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
2Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1Pine Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak

September 10

16Chimney Swift
1Pectoral Sandpiper
33Wood Stork
2Great Blue Heron
1Belted Kingfisher
1Eastern Phoebe

September 9

1Spotted Sandpiper
1Green Heron
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Anhinga
6Black Vulture
1Broad-winged Hawk
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Yellow-throated Vireo
2Barn Swallow
1European Starling
5Painted Bunting
1Semipalmated Sandpiper
1Great Crested Flycatcher

September 8

1Red-tailed Hawk
1Northern Parula
2Summer Tanager
2Cliff Swallow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1American Goldfinch
1Northern Waterthrush

September 7

1Wilson's Snipe
2Lesser Yellowlegs
2Red-winged Blackbird
2Common Grackle
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Barred Owl
1Brown-headed Cowbird
6Double-crested Cormorant
1Eastern Kingbird
1Red-eyed Vireo

September 6

3Blue-winged Teal
9Common Nighthawk
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Northern Yellow Warbler