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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 Historic Bethabara Park--Lower Trails

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

April 23

3Mourning Dove
7Chimney Swift
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
1Great Crested Flycatcher
3White-eyed Vireo
1Blue-headed Vireo
7Red-eyed Vireo
XBlue Jay
XAmerican Crow
XCarolina Chickadee
XTufted Titmouse
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
XBlue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Northern House Wren
XCarolina Wren
3Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
XAmerican Robin
1Cedar Waxwing
2House Finch
XAmerican Goldfinch
XWhite-throated Sparrow
4Song Sparrow
XEastern Towhee
1Baltimore Oriole
2Brown-headed Cowbird
3Black-and-white Warbler
2Nashville Warbler
1Hooded Warbler
1American Redstart
1Cape May Warbler
5Northern Parula
1Northern Yellow Warbler
XYellow-rumped Warbler
2Scarlet Tanager
XNorthern Cardinal
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak
1Indigo Bunting
1Wood Thrush
2Common Grackle
1Louisiana Waterthrush

April 22

2Canada Goose
1Great Blue Heron
1Northern Flicker
1House Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
1Ovenbird

April 18

1Fish Crow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
5European Starling
2Chipping Sparrow
1Field Sparrow

April 16

1Great Egret
2Turkey Vulture
4Barn Swallow
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Yellowthroat