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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 Gum Swamp Road

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

May 4

1Wild Turkey
14Mourning Dove
3Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2Anhinga
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
3Little Blue Heron
111Western Cattle-Egret
1Great Egret
4Black Vulture
5Turkey Vulture
1Mississippi Kite
4Red-shouldered Hawk
1Barred Owl
1Red-headed Woodpecker
7Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
2Acadian Flycatcher
1Eastern Phoebe
4Great Crested Flycatcher
28Eastern Kingbird
15White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo
4Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
4American Crow
1Fish Crow
5Tufted Titmouse
2Barn Swallow
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
17Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
2Cedar Waxwing
40Bobolink
4Orchard Oriole
2Red-winged Blackbird
6Brown-headed Cowbird
2Common Grackle
3Prothonotary Warbler
6Swainson's Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
2Hooded Warbler
4Northern Parula
1Palm Warbler
5Summer Tanager
28Northern Cardinal
5Blue Grosbeak
10Indigo Bunting
2Painted Bunting

May 3

1Killdeer
1Great Blue Heron
2Red-tailed Hawk
1Carolina Chickadee
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Swainson's Thrush
1American Redstart
1Scarlet Tanager