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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 Biltmore Estate

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

April 24

10Canada Goose
1Sandhill Crane
3American Crow
5Tree Swallow
3Chipping Sparrow
3Eastern Meadowlark
1Indigo Bunting

April 23

2Wild Turkey
2Wood Duck
2Mallard
9Turkey Vulture
1Belted Kingfisher
1Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Kingbird
1Carolina Chickadee
5Northern Rough-winged Swallow
5Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
1American Robin
4Yellow-rumped Warbler
3Mourning Dove
1Spotted Sandpiper
2Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
2Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Yellow-throated Vireo
2Blue Jay
2Tufted Titmouse
1Brown Thrasher
2Eastern Bluebird
5American Goldfinch
1Savannah Sparrow
3Song Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
3Orchard Oriole
1Hooded Warbler
9Palm Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager
6Northern Cardinal
2Eastern Phoebe
1Wilson's Snipe
1Green Heron
1Cooper's Hawk
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Fish Crow
1Purple Martin
4Barn Swallow
1House Wren
4European Starling
2Northern Mockingbird
4House Finch
1Grasshopper Sparrow
3White-throated Sparrow
5Red-winged Blackbird
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Northern Parula
1Blue Grosbeak

April 19

3Chimney Swift
1Brown-headed Cowbird

April 17

1Pileated Woodpecker
2Baltimore Oriole