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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 McDowell Prairie

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

January 4

2Mourning Dove
1American Woodcock
1Cooper's Hawk
3Red-headed Woodpecker
1Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
2Winter Wren
3Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
5Eastern Bluebird
2Cedar Waxwing
2House Finch
2Fox Sparrow
9White-throated Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
3Eastern Towhee
1Northern Cardinal
8Canada Goose
1Great Blue Heron
2Turkey Vulture
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Northern Flicker
2Eastern Phoebe
5Blue Jay
11American Crow
5Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
4White-breasted Nuthatch
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Red-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown Creeper
2Northern House Wren
1Brown Thrasher
3Hermit Thrush
5American Robin
2Purple Finch
3American Goldfinch
13Chipping Sparrow
7Field Sparrow
3Dark-eyed Junco
1Savannah Sparrow
2Brown-headed Cowbird
3Common Grackle
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Pine Warbler
6Yellow-rumped Warbler

January 2

1Green-winged Teal
2Black Vulture
1Rusty Blackbird
5European Starling

January 1

1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Northern Harrier
1Barred Owl
9Red-winged Blackbird