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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 Silver Bluff Audubon-Kathwood Ponds

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

August 23

1Mourning Dove
3Ruby-throated Hummingbird
32Killdeer
1Spotted Sandpiper
2Solitary Sandpiper
25Least Sandpiper
2Anhinga
56White Ibis
5Roseate Spoonbill
3Little Blue Heron
2Snowy Egret
9Western Cattle-Egret
3Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
2Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
1Barred Owl
1Belted Kingfisher
1Eastern Phoebe
2White-eyed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
5American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
7Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2Barn Swallow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
3Red-winged Blackbird
1Northern Waterthrush
1Summer Tanager
1Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
3Indigo Bunting
1Painted Bunting
3Wood Duck
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Chimney Swift
1Lesser Yellowlegs
1Semipalmated Sandpiper
7Wood Stork
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Green Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
5Blue Jay
1Tufted Titmouse
1Prothonotary Warbler
2Common Yellowthroat
2Pine Warbler

August 22

1Sanderling
1White-rumped Sandpiper

August 21

1Tricolored Heron

August 19

1Loggerhead Shrike

August 18

1Fish Crow

August 17

1Eastern Wood-Pewee