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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.

April 28

3Canada Goose
6Mallard
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1Blue Jay
3American Crow
1Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
12Northern Rough-winged Swallow
4Barn Swallow
5Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
1European Starling
1Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
2House Finch
6American Goldfinch
1Eastern Towhee
1Red-winged Blackbird
2Northern Parula
1Northern Yellow Warbler
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
2Pine Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Northern Cardinal

April 25

1Mourning Dove
1Killdeer
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
2Red-eyed Vireo
2White-breasted Nuthatch
9Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
1Wood Thrush
2Chipping Sparrow
6White-throated Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Grackle
2Black-and-white Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
1American Redstart

April 24

1Turkey Vulture
1Brown Thrasher
1Swamp Sparrow
1Northern House Wren
1Ovenbird
1Prairie Warbler