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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 Laurens home

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

May 1

2Mourning Dove
2Chimney Swift
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
1Yellow-throated Vireo
2Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
1American Crow
1Fish Crow
3Tufted Titmouse
1Purple Martin
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Northern House Wren
2Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
2Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1Wood Thrush
1American Robin
1Cedar Waxwing
2House Sparrow
3House Finch
1Chipping Sparrow
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Baltimore Oriole
1Pine Warbler
4Northern Cardinal

April 30

1Belted Kingfisher
1Eastern Phoebe
1Summer Tanager

April 29

1Sharp-shinned Hawk
2Northern Flicker
1Carolina Chickadee
1White-throated Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Blue Grosbeak

April 28

1Killdeer
1White-eyed Vireo
1European Starling
1Cape May Warbler

April 27

1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Common Grackle

April 26

2Canada Goose
1American Goldfinch
2Yellow-rumped Warbler

April 25

1Barred Owl
1Field Sparrow
1White-crowned Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Blackpoll Warbler