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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.

October 9

12Killdeer ✓
1Wilson's Snipe ✓
1Solitary Sandpiper ✓
2Least Sandpiper ✓
4Wood Stork ✓
23White Ibis ✓
3Roseate Spoonbill
5Little Blue Heron ✓
2Snowy Egret ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
2Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
2Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
1Blue Jay ✓
2American Crow ✓
2Tree Swallow ✓
60Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2Northern House Wren ✓
3Carolina Wren ✓
5European Starling ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓
1Savannah Sparrow ✓
2Swamp Sparrow ✓
1Northern Waterthrush ✓
3Palm Warbler ✓
3Northern Cardinal ✓
1Indigo Bunting ✓

October 8

6Wood Duck ✓
4Mourning Dove ✓
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
1Great Egret ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Sharp-shinned Hawk ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
1Merlin ✓
1Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
1White-eyed Vireo ✓
1Red-eyed Vireo ✓
2White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
5Gray Catbird ✓
3Brown Thrasher ✓
6Eastern Bluebird ✓
1Chipping Sparrow ✓
10Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
1Northern Parula ✓
3Pine Warbler ✓
1Yellow-throated Warbler ✓
4Painted Bunting ✓

October 7

1Black Vulture ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
6Carolina Chickadee ✓
5Barn Swallow ✓
1Swainson's Thrush ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak ✓

October 6

2Chimney Swift ✓
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
1Lesser Yellowlegs ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
2American Redstart ✓
1Northern Bobwhite ✓
1Summer Tanager ✓

October 4

1Loggerhead Shrike ✓
1Ovenbird ✓