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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 Mills River Park

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

October 8

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
4Turkey Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
2Blue Jay
30American Crow
14Tree Swallow
1Carolina Wren
6European Starling
1Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
3House Finch
3American Goldfinch
1White-throated Sparrow
1Savannah Sparrow
6Song Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
65Bobolink
35Red-winged Blackbird
2Common Yellowthroat
1Palm Warbler
3Northern Cardinal
4Indigo Bunting

October 6

1Peregrine Falcon
1Brown Thrasher
30Brown-headed Cowbird
1Tennessee Warbler
2Blue Grosbeak
1Chipping Sparrow
3Eastern Meadowlark

October 5

1Mourning Dove
12Chimney Swift
1Carolina Chickadee
1Barn Swallow
10House Sparrow
1Lincoln's Sparrow
1American Kestrel
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Northern House Wren
1Northern Waterthrush
3American Redstart
2Magnolia Warbler
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
1Fish Crow
1Northern Harrier
1Field Sparrow
8Canada Goose
1Killdeer
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Common Raven
4Tufted Titmouse
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
2American Robin
1Northern Parula
1Dickcissel

October 4

1Belted Kingfisher
1Hairy Woodpecker
1White-eyed Vireo
1Bay-breasted Warbler
1Chestnut-sided Warbler
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak
1Clay-colored Sparrow

October 3

1Mourning Warbler

October 2

1Wilson's Snipe
1Yellow-rumped Warbler

October 1

XBlue-gray Gnatcatcher