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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 Crowne Plaza Hotel Grounds

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

May 9

3Canada Goose
3Rock Pigeon
1Mourning Dove
2Chimney Swift
1Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Eastern Phoebe
2Eastern Kingbird
2White-eyed Vireo
2Red-eyed Vireo
6Blue Jay
4American Crow
1Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1Tree Swallow
3Purple Martin
1White-breasted Nuthatch
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Northern House Wren
8Carolina Wren
3European Starling
3Brown Thrasher
9Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
1Veery
1Wood Thrush
1American Robin
14Cedar Waxwing
1American Goldfinch
1Chipping Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
7Eastern Towhee
1Baltimore Oriole
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Grackle
1Northern Waterthrush
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
1American Redstart
2Cape May Warbler
1Northern Parula
1Magnolia Warbler
1Blackburnian Warbler
1Blackpoll Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Wilson's Warbler
6Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2House Finch
1Red-winged Blackbird