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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 Bond Park

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

May 17

3Mallard
1Turkey Vulture
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
2Red-eyed Vireo
2American Crow
4Tufted Titmouse
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
6Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
4Common Grackle
2Pine Warbler

May 16

1Great Blue Heron
1House Sparrow
1Northern Cardinal
6Canada Goose
2Mourning Dove
4Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Killdeer
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Osprey
1Barred Owl
2Belted Kingfisher
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
5Acadian Flycatcher
2Eastern Phoebe
3Blue Jay
2Fish Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
1Tree Swallow
6Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2White-breasted Nuthatch
1Northern House Wren
1Brown Thrasher
5Eastern Bluebird
2American Robin
6House Finch
5American Goldfinch
4Chipping Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Yellowthroat
3American Redstart
1Magnolia Warbler
1Northern Yellow Warbler
2Blackpoll Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler

May 15

2Solitary Sandpiper
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Red-tailed Hawk
4Barn Swallow
2Eastern Towhee
1Summer Tanager
2Purple Martin

May 13

1Northern Flicker
1Swainson's Thrush
1Northern Parula
1Scarlet Tanager
2Cedar Waxwing
1Pectoral Sandpiper
1Green Heron
1Gray Catbird
1Black-throated Blue Warbler

May 12

1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Canada Warbler
1Black-and-white Warbler
1White-eyed Vireo
1Chestnut-sided Warbler
1Great Egret

May 11

1Red-headed Woodpecker
2Bank Swallow
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Cape May Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler