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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 Kings Mountain SP

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

May 31

1Mourning Dove
2Chimney Swift
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Hairy Woodpecker
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Acadian Flycatcher
1Eastern Phoebe
1Blue Jay
1American Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
5Tufted Titmouse
2White-breasted Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
1Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
1Chipping Sparrow
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Ovenbird
2Louisiana Waterthrush
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Parula
1Pine Warbler
1Summer Tanager
1Scarlet Tanager
1Blue Grosbeak

May 30

9Canada Goose
6Wood Duck
2Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Double-crested Cormorant
2Great Blue Heron
1Osprey
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
2Yellow-throated Vireo
4Red-eyed Vireo
1Purple Martin
4Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Barn Swallow
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Wood Thrush
2American Goldfinch
1Orchard Oriole
5Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Grackle
3Prothonotary Warbler
1Hooded Warbler
4Yellow-throated Warbler
3Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting