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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.

May 18

4Chimney Swift
1Osprey
2Red-headed Woodpecker
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
4Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Eastern Phoebe
2Great Crested Flycatcher
3Eastern Kingbird
3White-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
2American Crow
1Fish Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
1White-breasted Nuthatch
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
4Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
4Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
2American Robin
4Cedar Waxwing
1House Sparrow
2House Finch
3Chipping Sparrow
3Field Sparrow
3Eastern Towhee
2Yellow-breasted Chat
3Orchard Oriole
4Red-winged Blackbird
5Brown-headed Cowbird
3Common Yellowthroat
5Pine Warbler
1Prairie Warbler
2Summer Tanager
1Scarlet Tanager
5Indigo Bunting

May 17

1Mourning Dove
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Black Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
3Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2Mallard
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Killdeer
1Turkey Vulture
3Pileated Woodpecker
1Alder Flycatcher
2Red-eyed Vireo
1Gray Catbird
1Wood Thrush
4American Goldfinch
1Baltimore Oriole
2Common Grackle
1Worm-eating Warbler
5Northern Cardinal
4Blue Grosbeak