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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 Dorothea Dix Park

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

June 19

2Mourning Dove
2Black Vulture
2Turkey Vulture
1Downy Woodpecker
2Great Crested Flycatcher
6Blue Jay
2White-breasted Nuthatch
1Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
4Eastern Bluebird
5American Robin
6House Finch
50American Goldfinch
4Northern Cardinal
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
2Fish Crow
2European Starling
1Brown Thrasher
1Blue Grosbeak
1Indigo Bunting
1Painted Bunting
1Chimney Swift
1Killdeer
1Eastern Phoebe
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Tufted Titmouse
1Purple Martin
1Barn Swallow
1Cliff Swallow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Northern House Wren
1Chipping Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Yellow-breasted Chat

June 18

1Mississippi Kite
2American Crow
1Gray Catbird
1Pine Warbler
3Great Blue Heron
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

June 17

1Red-tailed Hawk
2Carolina Chickadee
1House Sparrow
1Common Yellowthroat

June 16

XGreat Horned Owl
XPileated Woodpecker
XRed-winged Blackbird
1Eastern Kingbird
1Common Grackle
12Canada Goose
3Brown-headed Cowbird

June 14

10Rock Pigeon
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1White-eyed Vireo

June 13

1Tree Swallow