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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 Lake Brandt--Palmetto Trail

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

April 22

2Canada Goose
6Wood Duck
2Killdeer
5Spotted Sandpiper
1Solitary Sandpiper
8Lesser Yellowlegs
3Greater Yellowlegs
5Great Egret
1Great Crested Flycatcher
5American Crow
1Tufted Titmouse
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2Carolina Wren
1American Goldfinch
1Common Yellowthroat
4Northern Cardinal
2Mallard
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Warbling Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
4Carolina Chickadee
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Northern House Wren
1House Finch
2White-throated Sparrow
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Grackle
1Northern Parula
1Northern Yellow Warbler
1Pine Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler

April 21

1Mourning Dove
1Green Heron
2Great Blue Heron
2Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
2Barred Owl
1Eastern Phoebe
2Fish Crow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
4American Robin
1Swamp Sparrow
1Black-throated Blue Warbler

April 20

1American Wigeon
1Wilson's Snipe
6Tree Swallow

April 19

2Blue-winged Teal
2Hooded Merganser
5Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Ovenbird

April 17

1Snow Goose
1Eastern Towhee
1Prothonotary Warbler