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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 Congaree Creek HP--Timmerman Trail

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

May 10

8Wood Duck
2Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Little Blue Heron
2Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
3Turkey Vulture
1Mississippi Kite
4Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
3Acadian Flycatcher
1Eastern Phoebe
4Great Crested Flycatcher
1White-eyed Vireo
3Red-eyed Vireo
4Blue Jay
1American Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
8Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
3Brown Thrasher
1Eastern Bluebird
1Wood Thrush
8Eastern Towhee
2Yellow-breasted Chat
1Orchard Oriole
5Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
2Common Grackle
1Black-and-white Warbler
3Swainson's Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
2Northern Parula
1Yellow-throated Warbler
2Summer Tanager
1Scarlet Tanager
10Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting

May 9

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
3Black Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Northern Mockingbird
1American Goldfinch
2American Redstart
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
1Pine Warbler
2Killdeer
2Anhinga
2Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Eastern Kingbird
1Yellow-throated Vireo
10Barn Swallow
1Cliff Swallow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
3American Robin
12Cedar Waxwing
4House Finch
1Cape May Warbler

May 8

6Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
1White-throated Sparrow
2Prothonotary Warbler
1Green Heron
1Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
3Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1European Starling
1Baltimore Oriole
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1White-breasted Nuthatch
2Red-headed Woodpecker
3Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Purple Martin
1Song Sparrow
1Kentucky Warbler
1Hooded Warbler

May 6

1Barred Owl