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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 Sandy Creek Park

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

April 20

3Canada Goose
2Mallard
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Belted Kingfisher
2Red-headed Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
6Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2European Starling
1Gray Catbird
1Red-winged Blackbird
8Common Grackle
1Northern Cardinal
XChimney Swift
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
XCarolina Wren
XAmerican Robin
XAmerican Goldfinch
1Common Yellowthroat
1Killdeer
7Great Blue Heron
2Black Vulture
3Eastern Bluebird
1Swamp Sparrow
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Blue Grosbeak
1Blue Jay
1Tufted Titmouse
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Wood Duck
1White-eyed Vireo
1American Crow
1Northern Mockingbird
2White-throated Sparrow
1Osprey
6Tree Swallow

April 19

1Solitary Sandpiper
1Hairy Woodpecker
2House Finch
1Northern Parula
1Hermit Thrush
2Mourning Dove
2Red-eyed Vireo
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown Thrasher
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Black-and-white Warbler
2Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Eastern Kingbird
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Palm Warbler
1Hooded Merganser
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Cooper's Hawk
1Purple Martin
2Barn Swallow
1Northern House Wren
8Cedar Waxwing
3Chipping Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Hooded Warbler
1American Redstart
1Indigo Bunting

April 18

3Northern Yellow Warbler
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Black-billed Cuckoo

April 15

1Northern Flicker
2Field Sparrow
2Savannah Sparrow

April 14

1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Dark-eyed Junco
2Rusty Blackbird