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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.

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Recent reports from Ferguson Fields (Kituwah Farm)

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

May 1

60Canada Goose
3Rock Pigeon
1Mourning Dove
1Great Blue Heron
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Eastern Kingbird
10White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo
5Red-eyed Vireo
5Blue Jay
40American Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
6Tufted Titmouse
14Tree Swallow
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
6Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
9Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
4Brown Thrasher
1Swainson's Thrush
2American Robin
2Cedar Waxwing
1American Pipit
1House Finch
8American Goldfinch
3Chipping Sparrow
16Field Sparrow
1White-crowned Sparrow
4White-throated Sparrow
1Vesper Sparrow
2Savannah Sparrow
16Song Sparrow
12Eastern Towhee
5Yellow-breasted Chat
10Bobolink
4Eastern Meadowlark
1Orchard Oriole
10Red-winged Blackbird
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Northern Waterthrush
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Swainson's Warbler
1Orange-crowned Warbler
2Common Yellowthroat
1Hooded Warbler
1American Redstart
1Cape May Warbler
3Northern Parula
1Bay-breasted Warbler
1Yellow Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager
24Northern Cardinal
8Blue Grosbeak
17Indigo Bunting
1Wild Turkey
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Blue-headed Vireo
2Barn Swallow
1Eastern Bluebird
2Swamp Sparrow

April 28

2Northern Mockingbird

April 27

1Fish Crow

April 26

1Northern Harrier
2Northern House Wren
1European Starling
1Hermit Thrush
1House Sparrow
1Dark-eyed Junco
1Baltimore Oriole
1Common Grackle
1Chestnut-sided Warbler
1Prairie Warbler
1Belted Kingfisher
1Sedge Wren
1Wood Thrush
1Lincoln's Sparrow
1Palm Warbler
1Black-throated Green Warbler

April 25

1Cooper's Hawk
1Pine Siskin
1Canada Warbler