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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

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

May 11

2Mourning Dove
3Chimney Swift
2Spotted Sandpiper
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
5Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
1Barred Owl
1Belted Kingfisher
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Acadian Flycatcher
6Great Crested Flycatcher
2White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo
6Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
2American Crow
4Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2Barn Swallow
4Cliff Swallow
8Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
3Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
1Wood Thrush
3American Robin
5Cedar Waxwing
4Chipping Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
3Common Grackle
4Prothonotary Warbler
4Common Yellowthroat
12American Redstart
8Northern Parula
1Northern Yellow Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
4Summer Tanager
4Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
4Indigo Bunting

May 10

2Red-headed Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
4Eastern Kingbird
6European Starling
1White-throated Sparrow
2Scarlet Tanager
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak