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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 Burnt Mill Creek

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

October 20

1Anhinga ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
2Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
2Downy Woodpecker ✓
2Pileated Woodpecker ✓
4Northern Flicker ✓
6Eastern Phoebe ✓
2White-eyed Vireo ✓
2Red-eyed Vireo ✓
5Blue Jay ✓
18American Crow ✓
1Carolina Chickadee ✓
2Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
2White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
3Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
6Gray Catbird ✓
2Brown Thrasher ✓
3Northern Mockingbird ✓
6Eastern Bluebird ✓
4American Robin ✓
4House Finch ✓
2White-throated Sparrow ✓
1Song Sparrow ✓
1Swamp Sparrow ✓
53Red-winged Blackbird ✓
3Common Grackle ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
2Northern Parula ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓
8Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
12Northern Cardinal ✓
7Wood Duck ✓
26Laughing Gull ✓
3American Herring Gull ✓
4White Ibis ✓
5Fish Crow ✓
1Winter Wren ✓
2Chipping Sparrow ✓
2American Redstart ✓
1Blackpoll Warbler ✓
1Indigo Bunting ✓
1Painted Bunting ✓

October 18

1Sharp-shinned Hawk ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
1Northern Waterthrush ✓

October 16

6European Starling ✓
2Savannah Sparrow ✓
1Northern Yellow Warbler ✓

October 14

1Yellow-crowned Night Heron ✓
1Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
1Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
1Orange-crowned Warbler ✓
1Palm Warbler ✓