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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 13

17Killdeer
7Least Sandpiper
1Western Sandpiper
4Wood Stork
1Anhinga
7White Ibis
5Roseate Spoonbill
2Little Blue Heron
10Snowy Egret
2Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
4Black Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Pileated Woodpecker
1White-eyed Vireo
7American Crow
64Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Barn Swallow
1Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
1Northern Cardinal
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2Chimney Swift
3Semipalmated Plover
1Spotted Sandpiper
2Solitary Sandpiper
2Semipalmated Sandpiper
6Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
2Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Yellow-throated Vireo
2Blue Jay
1Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Common Yellowthroat
3Mourning Dove
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Pectoral Sandpiper
1Black-crowned Night Heron
6Western Cattle-Egret
1Broad-winged Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Fish Crow
2Northern Waterthrush
1Northern Parula
2Summer Tanager
1Blue Grosbeak
2Indigo Bunting
3Painted Bunting

September 11

1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Red-eyed Vireo
3Eastern Bluebird

September 10

1Barred Owl