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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.

July 3

1Mourning Dove
4Chimney Swift
2American Crow
2American Goldfinch
1Song Sparrow
1Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
2Indigo Bunting
2Northern Mockingbird
1Painted Bunting
1Turkey Vulture
1Mississippi Kite
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Fish Crow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
4Eastern Bluebird
4Chipping Sparrow
4Pine Warbler
1Carolina Wren
2House Finch
3Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Tufted Titmouse
1American Robin
2Eastern Towhee
1Common Yellowthroat
3Red-winged Blackbird
4Common Grackle
1Gray Catbird

July 2

2Blue Jay
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Yellow-breasted Chat

June 30

1Worm-eating Warbler
1Black Vulture
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Northern House Wren
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Eastern Kingbird
1Red-eyed Vireo
1House Sparrow

June 29

2Carolina Chickadee
1Brown-headed Cowbird
2Field Sparrow

June 28

1White-eyed Vireo
1Eastern Phoebe
1Northern Parula
1Belted Kingfisher
1Brown Thrasher
1Hairy Woodpecker
2Common Raven
1Barn Swallow
1Summer Tanager
1Pileated Woodpecker

June 27

2European Starling
1Canada Goose
1Killdeer
1Wood Thrush
1White-breasted Nuthatch