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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.

The Club offers research grants in avian biology for undergraduate and graduate students, and scholarships for young birders.

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Recent reports from Yard List-River Run Court (private)

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

May 14

8Canada Goose
4Mourning Dove
3Chimney Swift
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
1Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
4American Crow
6Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1Tree Swallow
1Barn Swallow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
4European Starling
1Gray Catbird
2Brown Thrasher
3Northern Mockingbird
4Eastern Bluebird
1Swainson's Thrush
10American Robin
2House Finch
7American Goldfinch
4Chipping Sparrow
1White-throated Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
3Eastern Towhee
1Orchard Oriole
1Red-winged Blackbird
2Brown-headed Cowbird
4Common Grackle
1Prothonotary Warbler
2Blackpoll Warbler
5Northern Cardinal

May 13

1Acadian Flycatcher
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Yellow-rumped Warbler

May 12

1Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Cliff Swallow
1Northern Parula
1Summer Tanager
1Scarlet Tanager
1Indigo Bunting

May 11

1Eastern Screech-Owl
1Yellow Warbler
1Common Nighthawk
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Great Horned Owl
1Belted Kingfisher
1Downy Woodpecker
2Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
1Yellow-throated Vireo
4Purple Martin
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
3Wood Thrush
4Cedar Waxwing
4Field Sparrow
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Ovenbird
2Common Yellowthroat
1American Redstart
1Magnolia Warbler
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
2Blue Grosbeak

May 10

2Black Vulture
3Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Louisiana Waterthrush

May 9

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Osprey
1Brown-headed Nuthatch

May 8

1Fish Crow
1Wood Duck
2Mallard
1Killdeer
1Great Blue Heron
1Northern Flicker
3White-eyed Vireo
2Black-and-white Warbler
1Cape May Warbler
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak

May 7

1Cooper's Hawk