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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 11

XMourning Dove
7Chimney Swift
1Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
3Red-tailed Hawk
XBarred Owl
XRed-headed Woodpecker
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Downy Woodpecker
XEastern Wood-Pewee
1Eastern Phoebe
1Great Crested Flycatcher
3White-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
XAmerican Crow
XFish Crow
2Tufted Titmouse
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
1Swainson's Thrush
1House Finch
1Field Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
1Orchard Oriole
1Northern Parula
2Pine Warbler
1Prairie Warbler
1Summer Tanager
2Scarlet Tanager
5Northern Cardinal
4Indigo Bunting
5Canada Goose
2Osprey
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1American Kestrel
1Eastern Kingbird
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1House Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Louisiana Waterthrush
3Common Yellowthroat
1American Redstart
1Blue Grosbeak
2Mallard
4Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2Carolina Chickadee
1Barn Swallow
1European Starling
1Brown Thrasher
6American Goldfinch
1Yellow-breasted Chat

May 9

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Cooper's Hawk
2Tree Swallow

May 8

2Chipping Sparrow
1Red-winged Blackbird