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The Carolina Bird Club is a non-profit organization that represents and supports the birding community in the Carolinas through its website, publications, meetings, workshops, trips, and partnerships, whose mission is


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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 Colonel Francis Beatty Park

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

April 30

6Canada Goose
8Mallard
2Black Vulture
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Barred Owl
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1White-eyed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
2American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
6Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
4Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1American Goldfinch
1Ovenbird
2Pine Warbler
8Northern Cardinal
1Muscovy Duck
1Mourning Dove
1Great Blue Heron
2Eastern Kingbird
1Blue Jay
5Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2House Finch
2Chipping Sparrow
2Brown-headed Cowbird
2Black-and-white Warbler
2Cape May Warbler
3Northern Parula
1Magnolia Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Summer Tanager

April 29

1Spotted Sandpiper
1Green Heron
2Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Fish Crow
1White-throated Sparrow
2Red-winged Blackbird
1American Redstart
1Chimney Swift
1Belted Kingfisher
2Acadian Flycatcher
1Eastern Phoebe
1Gray Catbird
1Common Yellowthroat
1Black-throated Blue Warbler

April 28

2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
5European Starling
1American Robin

April 27

1Wood Thrush

April 26

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Brown Thrasher
2Eastern Towhee
3Hooded Warbler
1Blackpoll Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager
1Osprey
1Cooper's Hawk