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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 Yard List-River Run Court (private)

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

May 16

2Mourning Dove
5Chimney Swift
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Acadian Flycatcher
2Eastern Phoebe
3Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
2Yellow-throated Vireo
2Red-eyed Vireo
6American Crow
6Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
3Barn Swallow
5Cliff Swallow
3White-breasted Nuthatch
4Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
2Eastern Bluebird
3Swainson's Thrush
8American Robin
3American Goldfinch
2Field Sparrow
3Song Sparrow
5Eastern Towhee
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Louisiana Waterthrush
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
2Northern Parula
1Pine Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager
7Northern Cardinal
4Indigo Bunting
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Wood Thrush
1Summer Tanager

May 15

2Canada Goose
1Common Grackle
1American Redstart
1Blue Grosbeak

May 14

1Common Nighthawk
2Blue Jay
1Tree Swallow
4European Starling
2Brown Thrasher
3Northern Mockingbird
2House Finch
4Chipping Sparrow
1White-throated Sparrow
1Orchard Oriole
1Red-winged Blackbird
2Blackpoll Warbler

May 13

1Yellow-rumped Warbler

May 11

1Eastern Screech-Owl
1Yellow Warbler
1Great Horned Owl
1Belted Kingfisher
2Great Crested Flycatcher
4Purple Martin
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
4Cedar Waxwing
1Ovenbird
1Magnolia Warbler
1Black-throated Blue Warbler

May 10

1Red-shouldered Hawk