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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 Haw River SP--Iron Ore Belt Access

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

May 9

4Mourning Dove
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Black Vulture
2Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Red-tailed Hawk
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
3Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Eastern Kingbird
2White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo
3Red-eyed Vireo
3Carolina Chickadee
9Tufted Titmouse
2Tree Swallow
2Purple Martin
9Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
5European Starling
2Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
1Wood Thrush
1American Robin
16Cedar Waxwing
5House Finch
9American Goldfinch
3Chipping Sparrow
2White-throated Sparrow
4Eastern Towhee
2Yellow-breasted Chat
5Brown-headed Cowbird
2Ovenbird
1Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Parula
1Prairie Warbler
3Summer Tanager
1Scarlet Tanager
14Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
3Indigo Bunting
1Chimney Swift
XAcadian Flycatcher
XBlue Jay
XAmerican Crow
3Field Sparrow
2Canada Goose
1Eastern Phoebe
1Blue-headed Vireo
4White-breasted Nuthatch
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Brown Thrasher
1Veery
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Grackle
3Black-and-white Warbler
1Hooded Warbler
5American Redstart
2Chestnut-sided Warbler
1Blackpoll Warbler
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
1Pine Warbler

May 8

2Wood Duck
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Common Nighthawk
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Merlin
1Fish Crow
2Gray Catbird
1Swainson's Thrush
1Song Sparrow
1Baltimore Oriole
1Worm-eating Warbler
1Cape May Warbler
2Magnolia Warbler
1Northern Yellow Warbler
2Black-throated Green Warbler

May 4

1Green Heron
1Broad-winged Hawk
2Great Crested Flycatcher
2Prothonotary Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Mallard
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Great Blue Heron
1Northern Flicker
1Yellow-throated Warbler

May 3

1Northern House Wren
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak