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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 Mason Farm Biological Reserve

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

May 15

1Mourning Dove
1Chimney Swift
1Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Acadian Flycatcher
1Yellow-throated Vireo
4Red-eyed Vireo
7Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
6Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
1Eastern Bluebird
1Veery
12American Goldfinch
1Song Sparrow
1Yellow-breasted Chat
15Brown-headed Cowbird
1Northern Waterthrush
1Prothonotary Warbler
11Common Yellowthroat
1American Redstart
1Northern Parula
5Northern Cardinal
3Indigo Bunting

May 14

1Canada Goose
3Osprey
1Eastern Phoebe
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1White-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
1American Crow
1Fish Crow
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Swainson's Thrush
1Wood Thrush
4Cedar Waxwing
6House Finch
2Chipping Sparrow
2Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
2Summer Tanager
2Blue Grosbeak
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Green Heron
1Black Vulture
3European Starling
3Prairie Warbler
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
1Common Grackle
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak
1Wood Duck
1Killdeer
1Red-headed Woodpecker
2Gray Catbird
1Gray-cheeked Thrush
1American Robin
1White-throated Sparrow
2Louisiana Waterthrush
2Northern Yellow Warbler
2Scarlet Tanager

May 13

3Ovenbird

May 12

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Bald Eagle
5Barred Owl
1Eastern Kingbird
4Red-winged Blackbird
6Hooded Warbler
3Magnolia Warbler
1Chestnut-sided Warbler
1Blackpoll Warbler
3Black-throated Blue Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler

May 11

1Swamp Sparrow

May 10

2Solitary Sandpiper
1Eastern Towhee
3Black-and-white Warbler
1Wilson's Warbler

May 9

1Barn Swallow
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Northern House Wren
1Hairy Woodpecker