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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 Airlie Gardens

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

May 15

2White Ibis
1Great Blue Heron
1Osprey
4Tufted Titmouse
1Eastern Bluebird
3Chimney Swift
1Downy Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1White-breasted Nuthatch
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
2House Finch
2Northern Parula
1Pine Warbler
6Northern Cardinal
2Painted Bunting
3Mourning Dove
3Hudsonian Whimbrel
3Spotted Sandpiper
1Ring-billed Gull
1Black Skimmer
2Least Tern
1Anhinga
3Double-crested Cormorant
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
2Black-crowned Night Heron
1Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
2Green Heron
1Great Egret
1Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Barred Owl
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
3Blue Jay
2American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
1Bank Swallow
1Purple Martin
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Barn Swallow
3Cliff Swallow
1Brown Thrasher
1American Robin
1Seaside Sparrow
1Common Yellowthroat
1Summer Tanager
2Laughing Gull
2Snowy Egret

May 14

1Mallard
3Bald Eagle
4Canada Goose
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Northern Mockingbird
3Common Grackle

May 13

2American Oystercatcher
1Common Tern
1Sandwich Tern
1Fish Crow
1House Sparrow
1Brown-headed Cowbird
2Indigo Bunting
7Semipalmated Plover
1Gray Catbird
10Cedar Waxwing
1Northern Yellow Warbler

May 12

1Red-eyed Vireo
1Red-winged Blackbird
2European Starling

May 10

1American Redstart

May 9

2Forster's Tern