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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.

May 8

2Mourning Dove
1Anhinga
12White Ibis
1Little Blue Heron
2Green Heron
1Great Blue Heron
1Bald Eagle
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
3Red-eyed Vireo
3American Crow
1Tufted Titmouse
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
2Red-winged Blackbird
3Common Grackle
1Louisiana Waterthrush
1Prothonotary Warbler
2Common Yellowthroat
2Northern Parula
1Yellow-throated Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
2Blue Grosbeak

May 7

4Wood Duck
3Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Chimney Swift
2Spotted Sandpiper
1Pied-billed Grebe
2Wood Stork
12Western Cattle-Egret
2Great Egret
1Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Barn Swallow

May 4

1Osprey
1Mississippi Kite
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Barred Owl
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-headed Woodpecker
3White-eyed Vireo
6Blue Jay
1Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
1Orchard Oriole
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Northern Waterthrush
1Cape May Warbler
2Pine Warbler
3Summer Tanager
1Painted Bunting

May 3

1Solitary Sandpiper
1American Goldfinch