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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 Saluda Shoals Park

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

May 8

2Spotted Sandpiper
1Red-shouldered Hawk
5Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
3Acadian Flycatcher
6Eastern Phoebe
7Great Crested Flycatcher
2White-eyed Vireo
5Yellow-throated Vireo
1Blue-headed Vireo
6Red-eyed Vireo
3Blue Jay
5American Crow
8Carolina Chickadee
8Tufted Titmouse
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
5Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
8Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
4Northern Mockingbird
5Eastern Bluebird
1Veery
3American Robin
9House Finch
6American Goldfinch
2Brown-headed Cowbird
2Common Grackle
1Worm-eating Warbler
2Swainson's Warbler
3Common Yellowthroat
5American Redstart
4Northern Parula
4Blackpoll Warbler
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
4Pine Warbler
4Summer Tanager
6Scarlet Tanager
15Northern Cardinal
2Painted Bunting

May 6

2Mourning Dove
1Turkey Vulture
1Fish Crow
1European Starling
1Brown Thrasher
1Swainson's Thrush
2Cedar Waxwing
2Chipping Sparrow
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Blue Grosbeak
2Indigo Bunting

May 5

2Wood Duck
2Great Blue Heron
2Prothonotary Warbler

May 4

2Canada Goose
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Black Vulture
2Eastern Kingbird
1Ovenbird
2Black-and-white Warbler
1Hooded Warbler
1Magnolia Warbler
1Northern Yellow Warbler
1Chestnut-sided Warbler

May 3

1Cape May Warbler
2Chimney Swift
1Northern House Wren
1Wood Thrush
2White-throated Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Baltimore Oriole
4Red-winged Blackbird