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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.

November 1

7Canada Goose ✓
5Black Vulture ✓
4Turkey Vulture ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
2Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
2Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
2Downy Woodpecker ✓
2Northern Flicker ✓
2Eastern Phoebe ✓
5Blue Jay ✓
3American Crow ✓
3Carolina Chickadee ✓
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
3Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
5Carolina Wren ✓
4Northern Mockingbird ✓
25Eastern Bluebird ✓
2Hermit Thrush ✓
5American Robin ✓
6Cedar Waxwing ✓
12House Finch ✓
2Pine Siskin ✓
3American Goldfinch ✓
8Chipping Sparrow ✓
3Field Sparrow ✓
5Dark-eyed Junco ✓
2White-crowned Sparrow ✓
4White-throated Sparrow ✓
1Savannah Sparrow ✓
6Song Sparrow ✓
1Lincoln's Sparrow
3Swamp Sparrow ✓
2Eastern Towhee ✓
46Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
7Common Grackle ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
1Palm Warbler ✓
4Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
4Northern Cardinal ✓

October 31

3Tufted Titmouse ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
4Fish Crow ✓
1Brown Creeper ✓
1Winter Wren ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
10Red-winged Blackbird ✓
4Double-crested Cormorant ✓

October 28

3Mourning Dove ✓
1Sharp-shinned Hawk ✓
1Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓

October 27

2Great Blue Heron ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓

October 26

2Hairy Woodpecker ✓
1Tree Swallow ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓
1Common Raven ✓
50European Starling ✓
1Bay-breasted Warbler ✓
1Black-throated Green Warbler ✓