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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 7

2Mourning Dove
2Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
5Northern Flicker
2Eastern Phoebe
3Blue Jay
2American Crow
2Tufted Titmouse
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
5White-throated Sparrow
3Song Sparrow
75Red-winged Blackbird
4Pine Warbler
3Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
1Carolina Chickadee
1Northern House Wren
1American Robin
1American Pipit
1Common Yellowthroat
5Canada Goose
6Wood Duck
3Double-crested Cormorant
1Merlin
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Gray Catbird
3American Goldfinch
1Swamp Sparrow
1Orange-crowned Warbler

February 6

10Green-winged Teal
2Hooded Merganser
1Northern Harrier
2Red-tailed Hawk
1European Starling
5Cedar Waxwing
1Chipping Sparrow
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Killdeer

February 3

1Brown Thrasher
1Wilson's Snipe
2Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Towhee
5Rusty Blackbird

February 2

4Gadwall
2Mallard
1White Ibis
1Great Horned Owl

February 1

120Ring-billed Gull
1Great Egret
2Barred Owl
1American Kestrel