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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 Mason Farm Biological Reserve

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

March 29

1Great Blue Heron
1Osprey
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
2Blue Jay
1American Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
6European Starling
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
4House Finch
5American Goldfinch
20White-throated Sparrow
4Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
5Red-winged Blackbird
2Yellow-throated Warbler
6Northern Cardinal

March 28

1Mallard
2Mourning Dove
1Killdeer
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
3Barred Owl
1Fox Sparrow
1White-crowned Sparrow
2Wood Duck
1Little Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Hairy Woodpecker
2Northern Flicker
2Tree Swallow
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Winter Wren
1Hermit Thrush
1Pine Warbler

March 26

2Red-headed Woodpecker
1Fish Crow
1Purple Martin
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1House Wren
2Pine Siskin
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1White-breasted Nuthatch
2Field Sparrow
1Common Yellowthroat
7Canada Goose

March 25

2Chipping Sparrow
2Brown Creeper
1Lincoln's Sparrow
1Rusty Blackbird

March 24

2Common Grackle

March 23

1Black-and-white Warbler
1White-eyed Vireo