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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 Saluda Riverwalk

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

April 30

8Canada Goose
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Black Vulture
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
4Great Crested Flycatcher
3Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
1Blue-headed Vireo
2Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
3Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
10Northern Rough-winged Swallow
5Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
7Cedar Waxwing
1White-throated Sparrow
3Brown-headed Cowbird
12Common Grackle
1Northern Waterthrush
1Prothonotary Warbler
1American Redstart
4Northern Parula
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
1Pine Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
16Northern Cardinal
3Indigo Bunting
12Wood Duck
4Mallard
1Red-breasted Merganser
6Mourning Dove
2Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Killdeer
10Double-crested Cormorant
6Turkey Vulture
3Osprey
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Acadian Flycatcher
2Eastern Phoebe
1Yellow-throated Vireo
4American Crow
6Fish Crow
8Barn Swallow
4Cliff Swallow
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
12Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
2House Finch
8American Goldfinch
2Ovenbird
1Louisiana Waterthrush
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Swainson's Warbler
2Common Yellowthroat
1Cape May Warbler
1Blackpoll Warbler
10Yellow-throated Warbler
4Summer Tanager
5Painted Bunting

April 29

1Great Blue Heron
1Mississippi Kite
1Pileated Woodpecker

April 28

1Orchard Oriole

April 27

1Red-tailed Hawk

April 26

1Hairy Woodpecker

April 25

2Red-headed Woodpecker
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Eastern Towhee