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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 Mills River Park

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

September 28

1Mourning Dove ✓
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
2Chimney Swift ✓
1Killdeer ✓
60Black Vulture ✓
6Turkey Vulture ✓
2Red-tailed Hawk ✓
2Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
2Eastern Phoebe ✓
6Blue Jay ✓
4American Crow ✓
1Carolina Chickadee ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
25Tree Swallow ✓
3Carolina Wren ✓
1European Starling ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
5Northern Mockingbird ✓
1House Sparrow ✓
3American Goldfinch ✓
4Song Sparrow ✓
4Eastern Towhee ✓
1Eastern Meadowlark ✓
1Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Tennessee Warbler ✓
3American Redstart ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓
1Blackburnian Warbler ✓
1Palm Warbler ✓
3Northern Cardinal ✓
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
2Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
5Northern Flicker ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
1Loggerhead Shrike
4Northern Rough-winged Swallow ✓
10Barn Swallow ✓
5Eastern Bluebird ✓
1American Robin ✓
3House Finch ✓
1Vesper Sparrow ✓
6Common Grackle ✓
1Mourning Warbler
3Common Yellowthroat ✓
1Cerulean Warbler ✓
2Northern Parula ✓
1Blue Grosbeak ✓
3Indigo Bunting ✓

September 24

1Northern Harrier ✓
1Willow Flycatcher
1Red-eyed Vireo ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
1Bobolink ✓
1Bay-breasted Warbler ✓
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
2Cedar Waxwing ✓
1Northern Yellow Warbler ✓
2Mallard ✓
1Yellow-breasted Chat ✓
1Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
1Dickcissel

September 23

50Canada Goose ✓
2Peregrine Falcon ✓
1Fish Crow ✓