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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 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway

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

May 6

1Canada Goose
2Mallard
1Mourning Dove
2Chimney Swift
1Great Blue Heron
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Eastern Phoebe
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
1Red-eyed Vireo
2American Crow
1Fish Crow
6Carolina Chickadee
6Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2Barn Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
4Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
4Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
6Cedar Waxwing
1House Finch
2American Goldfinch
1Chipping Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Yellowthroat
1American Redstart
2Northern Parula
1Northern Yellow Warbler
1Pine Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
5Northern Cardinal

May 5

1Green Heron
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Blue Jay
4Tufted Titmouse
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Brown Thrasher
2Swainson's Thrush
2House Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
1Baltimore Oriole
2Common Grackle
1Ovenbird
1Northern Waterthrush
2Black-and-white Warbler
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Magnolia Warbler
1Blackpoll Warbler
4Black-throated Blue Warbler
1Summer Tanager
1Scarlet Tanager
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
2Tree Swallow
1European Starling
1Red-winged Blackbird

May 3

1Ruby-crowned Kinglet

May 2

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Turkey Vulture
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Veery
1White-throated Sparrow
1Palm Warbler