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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 Brumley Nature Preserve--North

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

October 31

1Carolina Chickadee ✓
1Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
1Eastern Bluebird ✓
2Hermit Thrush ✓
5White-throated Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
1Blue Jay ✓
1American Crow ✓
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
15American Robin ✓
30Cedar Waxwing ✓
2House Finch ✓
1Purple Finch ✓
2Pine Siskin ✓
2American Goldfinch ✓
10Chipping Sparrow ✓
2Song Sparrow ✓
4Swamp Sparrow ✓
2Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓
8Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
4Northern Cardinal ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Hairy Woodpecker ✓
1Blue-headed Vireo ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
1Cape May Warbler ✓
2Mourning Dove ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
1Brown Creeper ✓
1Winter Wren ✓
2Field Sparrow ✓
2Dark-eyed Junco ✓

October 30

1Black Vulture ✓
1European Starling ✓
1Common Grackle ✓
9Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Common Raven ✓

October 28

1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓

October 26

1Magnolia Warbler ✓

October 25

1Northern Mockingbird ✓