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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 ACE Basin NWR--Combahee Unit

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

April 18

2Wood Duck
1Great Blue Heron
2Turkey Vulture
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
5White-eyed Vireo
3American Crow
3Carolina Wren
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Swainson's Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
1Summer Tanager
4Northern Cardinal
1Painted Bunting
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2Black Vulture
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
3Great Crested Flycatcher
4Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
2Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Marsh Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
5Cedar Waxwing
2Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Common Yellowthroat
4Hooded Warbler
3Northern Parula
1Pine Warbler
4Mourning Dove
3Common Gallinule
1Northern Flicker
1White-throated Sparrow
3Common Grackle
1Yellow-rumped Warbler

April 16

2Blue-winged Teal
5American Coot
4Anhinga
1Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
7Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
4Great Egret
1Mississippi Kite
3Wild Turkey
4Killdeer
2Swallow-tailed Kite
1Bald Eagle
2Red-shouldered Hawk
2Red-headed Woodpecker
3Downy Woodpecker
2Acadian Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
5Yellow-throated Vireo
1Blue-headed Vireo
10Tree Swallow
2Barn Swallow
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown Thrasher
1American Goldfinch
3Orchard Oriole
5Brown-headed Cowbird
2Boat-tailed Grackle
1Ovenbird
2Prothonotary Warbler
1Prairie Warbler
1Blue Grosbeak

April 15

1Osprey
1Northern Harrier
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Gray Catbird
4Chipping Sparrow
1Indigo Bunting

April 12

2Clapper Rail
1Pied-billed Grebe
1American Bittern
2Least Bittern
2Glossy Ibis
1Barred Owl
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Savannah Sparrow