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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 Mason Farm Biological Reserve

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

May 16

1Spotted Sandpiper
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Great Crested Flycatcher
2Red-eyed Vireo
1American Crow
2Tufted Titmouse
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
1European Starling
1Northern Mockingbird
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
1Hooded Warbler
1American Redstart
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Summer Tanager
3Indigo Bunting

May 13

1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
2Great Blue Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Acadian Flycatcher
3White-eyed Vireo
1Carolina Chickadee
1Chipping Sparrow
1Ovenbird
1Black-and-white Warbler
2Northern Parula
2Scarlet Tanager
3Northern Cardinal

May 12

1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Mourning Dove
1Killdeer
3Black Vulture
2Barred Owl
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
1Yellow-throated Vireo
2Blue Jay
1Fish Crow
1Purple Martin
1White-breasted Nuthatch
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
9American Goldfinch
1Magnolia Warbler
1Blackpoll Warbler
1Canada Warbler
1Blue Grosbeak

May 11

1Turkey Vulture
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Northern Waterthrush
1Pine Warbler
2Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Chimney Swift
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Cooper's Hawk
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Tree Swallow
1Gray Catbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1Swainson's Thrush
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Common Grackle
1Black-throated Blue Warbler