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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.

May 10

1Mourning Dove
1Great Blue Heron
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Red-eyed Vireo
1White-breasted Nuthatch
6Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
2Eastern Bluebird
2Cedar Waxwing
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Common Yellowthroat
1American Redstart
1Yellow-throated Warbler
2Summer Tanager
3Indigo Bunting
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Barred Owl
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Acadian Flycatcher
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Northern Parula
1Scarlet Tanager
1Turkey Vulture
8Red-shouldered Hawk
1Olive-sided Flycatcher
1White-eyed Vireo
2American Crow
1Fish Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
7Tufted Titmouse
1Gray Catbird
1Baltimore Oriole
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Northern Waterthrush
1Black-and-white Warbler
4Prothonotary Warbler
3Pine Warbler
10Northern Cardinal
2Blue Grosbeak
1Downy Woodpecker
2Canada Goose
2Wood Duck
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Blue Jay
8European Starling
1Swainson's Thrush
2House Finch
5American Goldfinch
1Eastern Towhee
4Ovenbird
1Hairy Woodpecker
2Common Grackle
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron

May 9

1Eastern Phoebe
3Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Eastern Kingbird
1Northern Mockingbird
1Red-winged Blackbird

May 8

2Chimney Swift
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Osprey
1Gray-cheeked Thrush
1Chipping Sparrow
1Orchard Oriole
1Hooded Warbler
2Mallard
1White-throated Sparrow
2Cliff Swallow

May 7

1Magnolia Warbler
1Rock Pigeon
1Hermit Thrush

May 6

2Rose-breasted Grosbeak