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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.

November 1

3Black Vulture ✓
2Turkey Vulture ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
2Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
3Downy Woodpecker ✓
2Hairy Woodpecker ✓
4Northern Flicker ✓
6Blue Jay ✓
4American Crow ✓
1Fish Crow ✓
3Carolina Chickadee ✓
3Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
5Carolina Wren ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
10Eastern Bluebird ✓
3Hermit Thrush ✓
3American Robin ✓
1Chipping Sparrow ✓
25White-throated Sparrow ✓
8Song Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
1Red-winged Blackbird ✓
5Rusty Blackbird ✓
3Northern Cardinal ✓
2Great Blue Heron ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
2Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
4Cedar Waxwing ✓
11American Goldfinch ✓
1Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
3Canada Goose ✓
1Sharp-shinned Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
3White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
1Field Sparrow ✓
1Common Grackle ✓

October 31

2House Finch ✓
1Purple Finch ✓
2Pine Siskin ✓
4Swamp Sparrow ✓
1Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Blue-headed Vireo ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
1Cape May Warbler ✓
2Mourning Dove ✓
1Brown Creeper ✓
1Winter Wren ✓
2Dark-eyed Junco ✓

October 30

1European Starling ✓
9Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Common Raven ✓

October 26

1Magnolia Warbler ✓