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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 Yates Mill County Park

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

December 31

18Canada Goose
3Mallard
1Hooded Merganser
6Ruddy Duck
12Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Blue Heron
1Northern Flicker
2Carolina Chickadee
5White-throated Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
1Northern Cardinal
1Ring-necked Duck
1Mourning Dove
1Turkey Vulture
1Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Carolina Wren
1Eastern Bluebird
4Dark-eyed Junco
1Swamp Sparrow
2Pied-billed Grebe
1Hairy Woodpecker
2Blue Jay
3American Crow
4Tufted Titmouse
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Hermit Thrush
2House Finch
1American Goldfinch

December 29

1Bald Eagle

December 28

1Bufflehead
1Black Vulture
2Downy Woodpecker
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
2Eastern Towhee
2Yellow-rumped Warbler

December 27

XCedar Waxwing
224Rock Pigeon
1Ring-billed Gull
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Northern Mockingbird
1American Kestrel
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown Thrasher
1Field Sparrow
4Eastern Meadowlark
1Baltimore Oriole

December 26

2Fish Crow
1Pine Warbler
1Winter Wren
1Chipping Sparrow
1Killdeer
1Red-tailed Hawk
1American Pipit
2Fox Sparrow