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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 Lawton Stables

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

May 14

2Solitary Sandpiper
XWhite Ibis
2Yellow-crowned Night Heron
2Black-crowned Night Heron
4Little Blue Heron
XWestern Cattle-Egret
XGreat Egret
3White-eyed Vireo

May 12

4Chimney Swift
4Laughing Gull
1Wood Stork
5Anhinga
1Roseate Spoonbill
26Tricolored Heron
42Snowy Egret
4Great Blue Heron
2Osprey
1Swallow-tailed Kite
1Bald Eagle
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2American Crow
3Fish Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
4Purple Martin
5Barn Swallow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
5European Starling
1Gray Catbird
2Chipping Sparrow
10Red-winged Blackbird
4Common Grackle
10Boat-tailed Grackle
2Pine Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
2Northern Cardinal

May 10

1Mourning Dove
2Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
8Mississippi Kite
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Great Crested Flycatcher
5Blue Jay
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
4Eastern Bluebird
3House Finch
3Brown-headed Cowbird
1Painted Bunting