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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 Mountain Creek Park

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

May 18

3Canada Goose
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Eastern Phoebe
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1Chipping Sparrow
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
2Pine Warbler
2Mallard
1Rock Pigeon
2Chimney Swift
1Killdeer
1Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Belted Kingfisher
1Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1White-eyed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
3American Crow
2Tufted Titmouse
3Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
2Brown Thrasher
4Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
3American Robin
1House Finch
2American Goldfinch
1Dark-eyed Junco
1Eastern Towhee
1Orchard Oriole
3Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Grackle
3Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting

May 17

1Wood Duck
2Green Heron
1Eastern Kingbird
1Warbling Vireo
1Summer Tanager

May 16

2Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Fish Crow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
4Cedar Waxwing
1Field Sparrow
2Northern Parula
1Yellow Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager

May 15

1Common Nighthawk
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Carolina Chickadee
1Purple Martin

May 14

1King Rail
2Spotted Sandpiper
1Least Sandpiper
1European Starling
1Louisiana Waterthrush
1Yellow-rumped Warbler

May 12

2Barn Swallow
1Worm-eating Warbler