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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 12

10Canada Goose
1Chimney Swift
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
4American Crow
1Tufted Titmouse
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
2European Starling
3Northern Mockingbird
4Eastern Bluebird
2American Robin
4House Finch
6American Goldfinch
2Chipping Sparrow
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Common Grackle
2Northern Cardinal
2Indigo Bunting
1Painted Bunting

June 11

1Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1White-eyed Vireo
1Common Raven
1Carolina Chickadee
1Brown Thrasher
1Pine Warbler
2Blue Grosbeak

June 10

1Eastern Towhee

June 9

1Mourning Dove
1Osprey
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Brown-headed Cowbird

June 7

1Eastern Kingbird
2Fish Crow
1Song Sparrow
1Common Yellowthroat
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Northern House Wren
1Killdeer
1Green Heron
2Bald Eagle
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Red-winged Blackbird

June 6

1Northern Flicker
1Purple Martin
1Black Vulture
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Tree Swallow
1Gray Catbird

June 5

10Cedar Waxwing