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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 Old Santee Canal Park

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

April 24

2Canada Goose
3Wood Duck
2Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Common Gallinule
3Killdeer
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Double-crested Cormorant
4Great Egret
2Turkey Vulture
2Osprey
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
6Great Crested Flycatcher
4White-eyed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
1American Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
10Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
7Carolina Wren
2Brown Thrasher
1American Robin
1White-throated Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
4Red-winged Blackbird
5Brown-headed Cowbird
4Common Grackle
1Black-and-white Warbler
4Prothonotary Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
5Northern Parula
2Pine Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Summer Tanager
10Northern Cardinal
1Painted Bunting

April 23

2Mourning Dove
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Barred Owl
2Fish Crow
2Purple Martin
3Barn Swallow
1Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
20Cedar Waxwing
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Little Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Yellow-throated Vireo
2Tree Swallow
1House Finch
1Ovenbird
3Yellow-throated Warbler

April 22

4Laughing Gull

April 21

1Anhinga
1Bald Eagle
1Eurasian Collared-Dove
1Tricolored Heron
1Green Heron
1Great Blue Heron
1Acadian Flycatcher

April 19

2Chimney Swift
1Western Cattle Egret
1Blue-headed Vireo