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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 Congaree NP (Congaree Swamp)

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

April 25

3Canada Goose
2Wood Duck
5Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Common Nighthawk
24Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Great Blue Heron
2Red-shouldered Hawk
5Barred Owl
5Red-headed Woodpecker
5Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
3Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
3Eastern Wood-Pewee
8Acadian Flycatcher
7Great Crested Flycatcher
8White-eyed Vireo
6Yellow-throated Vireo
14Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
1American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
10Tufted Titmouse
4Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2White-breasted Nuthatch
14Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
7Carolina Wren
5Gray Catbird
1Eastern Bluebird
4Hermit Thrush
3Wood Thrush
2American Goldfinch
1Chipping Sparrow
10White-throated Sparrow
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
3Common Grackle
6Ovenbird
3Worm-eating Warbler
3Northern Waterthrush
6Black-and-white Warbler
7Prothonotary Warbler
2Common Yellowthroat
7Hooded Warbler
2American Redstart
2Cape May Warbler
24Northern Parula
10Black-throated Blue Warbler
1Pine Warbler
3Yellow-rumped Warbler
8Yellow-throated Warbler
8Summer Tanager
12Northern Cardinal
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak
1Blue Grosbeak
1Indigo Bunting

April 24

1Mourning Dove
3Anhinga
2Downy Woodpecker

April 23

2Hooded Merganser
2Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1White Ibis
3Turkey Vulture
1Blue-headed Vireo
1Swainson's Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager

April 20

1Killdeer
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Solitary Sandpiper
6Black Vulture
2Osprey
5Barn Swallow
30Cliff Swallow
1Swamp Sparrow

April 19

XNorthern Mockingbird