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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 Cowan's Ford Wildlife Refuge

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

May 1

3Mourning Dove
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Great Blue Heron
2Black Vulture
4Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
3Blue Jay
2American Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
5Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
65Cedar Waxwing
2American Goldfinch
1Chipping Sparrow
3Field Sparrow
1White-crowned Sparrow
5Eastern Towhee
4Yellow-breasted Chat
3Orchard Oriole
1Red-winged Blackbird
3Brown-headed Cowbird
3Common Yellowthroat
4Pine Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
3Prairie Warbler
5Summer Tanager
1Scarlet Tanager
6Northern Cardinal
2Blue Grosbeak
8Indigo Bunting
2Canada Goose
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1White-eyed Vireo
2Brown Thrasher
2Eastern Bluebird
3American Robin
2Song Sparrow
1Blackpoll Warbler
1Palm Warbler

April 30

1Wild Turkey
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Gray Catbird
1Swainson's Thrush
1Wood Thrush
1House Finch
1Worm-eating Warbler
1Cape May Warbler
2Northern Parula
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Blue-headed Vireo
1Common Raven
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
3White-breasted Nuthatch
3Northern Mockingbird
3House Sparrow

April 29

2Fish Crow

April 28

1Solitary Sandpiper
1Downy Woodpecker
2White-throated Sparrow
1Northern Bobwhite
2Killdeer
1Eastern Phoebe
1Red-breasted Nuthatch
2Northern House Wren
1Veery
2Savannah Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
1Ovenbird
1Black-and-white Warbler
2Prothonotary Warbler
1American Redstart
1Yellow Warbler

April 27

1Wood Duck
2Barn Swallow
5Chimney Swift
1Barred Owl
2Black-throated Green Warbler

April 26

1Common Gallinule
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2Common Grackle
20Double-crested Cormorant
1Green Heron
5European Starling
1Grasshopper Sparrow

April 25

2Tree Swallow
1Marsh Wren
2Dark-eyed Junco
1Bobolink
2Rose-breasted Grosbeak