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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.

July 17

2Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2Killdeer
1Spotted Sandpiper
5Wood Stork
3Anhinga
10White Ibis
2Yellow-crowned Night Heron
6Little Blue Heron
2Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
9Western Cattle-Egret
14Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Barred Owl
1Belted Kingfisher
2White-eyed Vireo
1Tufted Titmouse
8Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Carolina Wren
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Cardinal
1Painted Bunting

July 13

3Mourning Dove
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Roseate Spoonbill
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Red-headed Woodpecker
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Pileated Woodpecker
3Eastern Phoebe
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
2American Crow
20Barn Swallow
5Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
3Chipping Sparrow
2Orchard Oriole
2Common Grackle
1Northern Waterthrush
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Summer Tanager
2Blue Grosbeak

July 12

1Downy Woodpecker
1Fish Crow
1American Goldfinch
1Indigo Bunting