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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


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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.

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Recent reports from Silver Bluff Audubon-Kathwood Ponds

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

February 28

5Hooded Merganser
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Northern Harrier
1Belted Kingfisher
1Northern Flicker
1Carolina Wren
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Mourning Dove
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Great Blue Heron
1Bald Eagle
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
3Eastern Phoebe
1White-eyed Vireo
6Blue Jay
4American Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Northern House Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
3Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
1American Robin
40Chipping Sparrow
15Song Sparrow
1Pine Warbler
8Northern Cardinal

February 26

6Wood Duck
2Wilson's Snipe
2Great Egret
1Downy Woodpecker
2White-throated Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow

February 25

1Red-shouldered Hawk

February 24

5White Ibis
2Great Horned Owl
1Barred Owl
1American Pipit
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Rusty Blackbird

February 23

1Turkey Vulture
7Cedar Waxwing