Carolina Bird Club

Carolina Bird Club

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About the Club

Mission Statement

The Carolina Bird Club is a non-profit organization that represents and supports the birding community in the Carolinas through its website, publications, meetings, workshops, trips, and partnerships, whose mission is

To promote the observation, enjoyment, and study of birds.
To provide opportunities for birders to become acquainted, and to share information and experience.
To maintain well-documented records of birds in the Carolinas.
To support the protection and conservation of birds and their habitats and foster an appreciation and respect of natural resources.
To promote educational opportunities in bird and nature study.
To support research on birds of the Carolinas and their habitats.

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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.

The Club publishes two print publications (now also available online). The Chat is a quarterly ornithological journal that contains scientific articles, reports of bird records committees and bird counts, and general field notes on bird sightings. CBC Newsletter is published bimonthly and includes birding articles and information about meetings, field trips, and Club news.

The Club provides this website to all for free.

By becoming a member, you support the activities of the Club, receive reduced registration fee for meetings, can participate in bonus field trips, and receive our publications.

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Other Resources (NOT sponsored by Carolina Bird Club)

About 25 of us went up to Ridge Junction Overlook (milepost 355.5 on the BRP) early this morning for the CBC field trip. We ended up with 41 species with 14 species being warblers. It was a great morning. Here is the full list:

Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle - Immature- Last bird of the morning
Broad-winged Hawk
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Empidonax sp.
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Common Raven
Barn Swallow
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wood Thrush
Gray Catbird
Cedar Waxwing
Blue-winged Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Worm-eating Warbler
Canada Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Dark-eyed Junco
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Baltimore Oriole
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch

Number of Species: 41

Not bad for the end of August.

Dwayne

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Dwayne Martin
Taylorsville, NC

Catwaba County Park Ranger
Riverbend Park - Conover, NC
http://www.catawbacountync.gov/depts/parks/

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