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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 Ferguson Fields (Kituwah Farm)

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

April 19

40Canada Goose
1Wood Duck
1Osprey
1Red-tailed Hawk
1White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
4Tree Swallow
2Eastern Bluebird
3Field Sparrow
3Song Sparrow
2Northern Parula
1Yellow-throated Warbler
6Northern Cardinal

April 18

3Common Merganser
1Great Blue Heron
12American Crow
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Mourning Dove
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
8Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
5European Starling
4American Goldfinch
5White-throated Sparrow
4Savannah Sparrow
4Eastern Towhee

April 16

1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Eastern Phoebe
8Blue Jay
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Gray Catbird
2Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
1Hermit Thrush
1American Robin
1Dark-eyed Junco
1Swamp Sparrow
2Eastern Meadowlark
40Red-winged Blackbird
4Common Grackle
2Palm Warbler
2Turkey Vulture
2Broad-winged Hawk
1Chipping Sparrow
1Common Yellowthroat

April 14

1Barn Swallow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
35American Pipit
1White-crowned Sparrow
1Rusty Blackbird
1Prairie Warbler

April 13

1Downy Woodpecker
2House Finch