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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 Sandy Mush Game Land--Norco Tract

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

May 18

1Mourning Dove
4Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2Downy Woodpecker
4Red-eyed Vireo
1Carolina Chickadee
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
4American Goldfinch
2Yellow-breasted Chat
1Common Yellowthroat
1Hooded Warbler
2Northern Parula
1Prairie Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
5Indigo Bunting
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Eastern Phoebe
1Yellow-throated Vireo
4Blue Jay
1American Crow
2Tufted Titmouse
2Carolina Wren
1Eastern Bluebird
1Swainson's Thrush
1Wood Thrush
1Field Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
1Cape May Warbler
1Black-throated Green Warbler
2Scarlet Tanager

May 14

1Rock Pigeon
1American Kestrel
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
2White-eyed Vireo
1Warbling Vireo
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown Thrasher
1Hermit Thrush
1American Robin
1Cedar Waxwing
1House Finch
1Song Sparrow
1Orchard Oriole
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Louisiana Waterthrush
1Black-and-white Warbler
1American Redstart
1Magnolia Warbler
1Yellow Warbler
1Chestnut-sided Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Canada Warbler
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak
1Blue Grosbeak

May 13

1Wild Turkey
1Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
2Broad-winged Hawk
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Gray Catbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Connecticut Warbler
1Pine Warbler
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Barn Swallow
1Blackpoll Warbler

May 12

1Red-tailed Hawk
1Ovenbird