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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 ***Home - 232 Buffalo Church Rd

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

October 7

6Canada Goose ✓
8Mallard ✓
16Rock Pigeon ✓
10Mourning Dove ✓
2Chimney Swift ✓
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
1Killdeer ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
15Black Vulture ✓
30Turkey Vulture ✓
1Sharp-shinned Hawk ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
2Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
2Northern Flicker ✓
1Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
3Blue Jay ✓
2American Crow ✓
6Fish Crow ✓
1Carolina Chickadee ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
2White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
2Carolina Wren ✓
2European Starling ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓
5Eastern Bluebird ✓
1House Sparrow ✓
3House Finch ✓
2Chipping Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
5Eastern Meadowlark ✓
3Red-winged Blackbird ✓
10Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
1Cape May Warbler ✓
1Bay-breasted Warbler ✓
1Summer Tanager ✓
3Northern Cardinal ✓
1Indigo Bunting ✓

October 6

1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
3Swamp Sparrow ✓
1Palm Warbler ✓

October 4

3Hairy Woodpecker ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
1White-eyed Vireo ✓
1Wood Thrush ✓
1American Robin ✓
1American Goldfinch ✓
1White-throated Sparrow ✓
1Song Sparrow ✓
1Common Grackle ✓
1Tennessee Warbler ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓
1Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
1Yellow-throated Warbler ✓
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak ✓

October 3

1Bald Eagle ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
1Swainson's Thrush ✓
1Grasshopper Sparrow ✓
1Baltimore Oriole ✓
1Blue Grosbeak ✓

October 2

1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Red-eyed Vireo ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
1Savannah Sparrow ✓
1Bobolink ✓