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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 Whitehouse Road loop

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

May 17

1Wood Duck
2Mallard
1Rock Pigeon
9Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
9Killdeer
1Spotted Sandpiper
33Anhinga
3Black Vulture
6Turkey Vulture
5Mississippi Kite
2Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Eastern Phoebe
2Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
2Blue Jay
3Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
3Barn Swallow
25Cliff Swallow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
6Carolina Wren
40European Starling
3Northern Mockingbird
10Eastern Bluebird
1House Sparrow
1House Finch
1Eastern Towhee
16Red-winged Blackbird
5Brown-headed Cowbird
10Common Grackle
1Prothonotary Warbler
2Swainson's Warbler
1American Redstart
2Summer Tanager
22Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
7Indigo Bunting
7Painted Bunting
1Green Heron
1Great Blue Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Orchard Oriole

May 16

1Great Egret
1White-eyed Vireo
1American Robin
1American Goldfinch
1Common Yellowthroat

May 15

4Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
7Semipalmated Plover
1Horned Lark
4Chimney Swift
1Downy Woodpecker
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Common Gallinule
2American Crow
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Parula

May 14

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Pine Warbler
1Swainson's Thrush
4Cedar Waxwing
2Chipping Sparrow

May 13

1Least Sandpiper
1Bald Eagle
2Yellow-breasted Chat
1Northern Waterthrush
8Canada Goose
1Lesser Yellowlegs