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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 McDowell Prairie

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

May 10

3Mourning Dove
7Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Spotted Sandpiper
6Black Vulture
4Turkey Vulture
2Red-tailed Hawk
6Red-bellied Woodpecker
4Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
4Eastern Phoebe
1Eastern Kingbird
3White-eyed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
6Blue Jay
2American Crow
3Fish Crow
6Carolina Chickadee
5Tufted Titmouse
2Barn Swallow
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
5Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
6Carolina Wren
2European Starling
1Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
6Northern Mockingbird
4Eastern Bluebird
1Wood Thrush
6American Robin
3Cedar Waxwing
4House Finch
2American Goldfinch
5Field Sparrow
3Song Sparrow
5Eastern Towhee
1Yellow-breasted Chat
4Orchard Oriole
2Red-winged Blackbird
7Brown-headed Cowbird
5Common Grackle
2Northern Waterthrush
1Common Yellowthroat
2American Redstart
2Magnolia Warbler
2Palm Warbler
1Pine Warbler
1Summer Tanager
6Northern Cardinal
5Blue Grosbeak
9Indigo Bunting

May 9

1Swainson's Thrush

May 8

3Canada Goose
1Cooper's Hawk
1Barred Owl
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1Veery
2Ovenbird
1Louisiana Waterthrush
3Black-and-white Warbler
1Cape May Warbler
7Northern Parula
1Northern Yellow Warbler
3Black-throated Blue Warbler
2Scarlet Tanager

May 4

2Wood Duck
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Chipping Sparrow