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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.

September 17

1Common Gallinule
17Killdeer
2Solitary Sandpiper
5Lesser Yellowlegs
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Least Sandpiper
39Wood Stork
6Black-crowned Night Heron
6Little Blue Heron
7Snowy Egret
2Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
15White Ibis
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
4Blue Jay
1American Crow
110Northern Rough-winged Swallow
3Barn Swallow
5Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
1American Goldfinch
4Painted Bunting
2Western Cattle Egret
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk

September 14

7Wood Duck
1Mallard
6Mourning Dove
2Spotted Sandpiper
4Pectoral Sandpiper
1Anhinga
1Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
1White-eyed Vireo
8Tree Swallow

September 13

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
3Green Heron
2Belted Kingfisher
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Tufted Titmouse
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Eastern Bluebird
1Ovenbird
4Northern Waterthrush
3Common Yellowthroat
2Palm Warbler
4Northern Cardinal
2Indigo Bunting