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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 Rockyhock Landing

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

November 12

50Canada Goose ✓
2Mourning Dove ✓
500Ring-billed Gull ✓
2American Herring Gull ✓
1Great Black-backed Gull ✓
12Forster's Tern ✓
2Common Tern ✓
2Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
2Northern Flicker ✓
4Blue Jay ✓
4American Crow ✓
2Fish Crow ✓
6Carolina Chickadee ✓
8Tufted Titmouse ✓
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
3White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
4Carolina Wren ✓
4Northern Mockingbird ✓
2Eastern Bluebird ✓
2American Robin ✓
14House Sparrow ✓
8House Finch ✓
6American Goldfinch ✓
2Chipping Sparrow ✓
2Dark-eyed Junco ✓
8White-throated Sparrow ✓
2Song Sparrow ✓
18Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
8Northern Cardinal ✓

November 11

9Ruddy Duck ✓
20American Coot ✓
10Lesser Black-backed Gull ✓
3Common Loon ✓
1Sharp-shinned Hawk ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
2Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
1Hermit Thrush ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
3Red-winged Blackbird ✓

November 10

6Gadwall ✓
3Mallard ✓
2Killdeer ✓
1Pied-billed Grebe ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓
1Sedge Wren ✓
1Palm Warbler ✓

November 8

1Swamp Sparrow ✓
1Laughing Gull ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Blue-headed Vireo ✓
1Winter Wren ✓
1Pine Siskin ✓
2Common Grackle ✓

November 7

4Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓