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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.

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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.

October 26

14Black Vulture ✓
4Turkey Vulture ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
2Barred Owl ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
5Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
2Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
2Northern Flicker ✓
2Eastern Phoebe ✓
4Blue Jay ✓
3American Crow ✓
3Carolina Chickadee ✓
4Tufted Titmouse ✓
4Carolina Wren ✓
15European Starling ✓
2Gray Catbird ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓
6Eastern Bluebird ✓
3Hermit Thrush ✓
2American Robin ✓
2House Finch ✓
2American Goldfinch ✓
50White-throated Sparrow ✓
6Song Sparrow ✓
2Swamp Sparrow ✓
4Eastern Towhee ✓
2Red-winged Blackbird ✓
6Cape May Warbler ✓
5Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
6Northern Cardinal ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Hairy Woodpecker ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
2Winter Wren ✓
3Cedar Waxwing ✓
9Common Grackle ✓
4Mourning Dove ✓
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Brown Creeper ✓
1Pine Siskin ✓
2Field Sparrow ✓

October 25

1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
5Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
1Blue-headed Vireo ✓
3Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1Northern Parula ✓
1Blackpoll Warbler ✓
2Pine Warbler ✓
2Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
1Common Raven ✓

October 24

2Chipping Sparrow ✓
2Brown-headed Cowbird ✓

October 22

1Killdeer ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
1Tennessee Warbler ✓