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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.

September 4

1Rock Pigeon
2Mourning Dove
1Chimney Swift
1Cooper's Hawk
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2White-eyed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
3Blue Jay
2American Crow
1Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
3White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
2European Starling
1Gray Catbird
2Brown Thrasher
4Eastern Bluebird
10American Robin
4American Goldfinch
2Song Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Baltimore Oriole
1Common Grackle
1American Redstart
1Northern Parula
6Northern Cardinal

September 3

3Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Tufted Titmouse

September 2

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Great Blue Heron
3Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
2Pileated Woodpecker
2Northern Flicker
4Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Acadian Flycatcher
1Yellow-throated Vireo
2Northern Mockingbird
3House Finch
1Red-winged Blackbird
2Worm-eating Warbler
1Black-and-white Warbler
2Magnolia Warbler
1Chestnut-sided Warbler
2Indigo Bunting

August 31

5Cedar Waxwing

August 30

1Blue-winged Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Northern House Wren

August 29

1Chipping Sparrow
1Golden-winged Warbler
1Pine Warbler
2Canada Warbler