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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 Tanglewood Park--Yadkin River Nature Trail

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

May 9

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Spotted Sandpiper
4Great Blue Heron
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
12Purple Martin
1Carolina Wren
2Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
2Chipping Sparrow
4Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
6Northern Cardinal
2Indigo Bunting

May 8

2Wood Duck
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Blue Jay
1White-throated Sparrow
1Orchard Oriole
1Northern Waterthrush
1Prothonotary Warbler
4Canada Goose
2Mourning Dove
1Turkey Vulture
2Cooper's Hawk
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Red-tailed Hawk
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
4American Crow
5Tufted Titmouse
5Tree Swallow
7Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Northern Mockingbird
2American Goldfinch
1Yellow-breasted Chat
4Brown-headed Cowbird
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
1Chimney Swift
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Yellow-throated Vireo
3Red-eyed Vireo
1Cliff Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Gray Catbird
2Brown Thrasher
2House Finch
1Field Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Hooded Warbler
5American Redstart
1Cape May Warbler
3Northern Parula
1Magnolia Warbler
1Blackpoll Warbler
1Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager

May 6

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Osprey
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-headed Woodpecker
3Barn Swallow
1Chestnut-sided Warbler

May 3

1Killdeer
1Mallard
2Solitary Sandpiper
1Double-crested Cormorant
2Black Vulture
3Barred Owl
3Northern Flicker
1Warbling Vireo
16European Starling
1Swainson's Thrush
34Cedar Waxwing
1Baltimore Oriole
1Louisiana Waterthrush
1Yellow Warbler
4Summer Tanager
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak