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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.

August 1

1Wood Duck
5Mourning Dove
3Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
17Killdeer
5Spotted Sandpiper
3Solitary Sandpiper
3Wood Stork
5Anhinga
18White Ibis
2Roseate Spoonbill
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
15Little Blue Heron
6Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
5Western Cattle-Egret
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
3Turkey Vulture
1Belted Kingfisher
2Red-headed Woodpecker
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
4Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
3Eastern Phoebe
1Eastern Kingbird
4White-eyed Vireo
4American Crow
1Fish Crow
2Tufted Titmouse
20Northern Rough-winged Swallow
25Barn Swallow
4Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
5Carolina Wren
7European Starling
1Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Yellowthroat
2Summer Tanager
2Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
2Indigo Bunting
3Painted Bunting

July 31

1Lesser Yellowlegs
1Least Sandpiper
1Pectoral Sandpiper
5Black-crowned Night Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1American Goldfinch
1Chipping Sparrow
1Brown-headed Cowbird
2Common Grackle
1Louisiana Waterthrush
1Mississippi Kite

July 29

3Black Vulture
1Blue Jay

July 28

1Carolina Chickadee

July 26

1Greater Yellowlegs
1Northern Bobwhite
3Swallow-tailed Kite