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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 Oakhaven Plantation

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

May 10

3Canada Goose
2Rock Pigeon
1Eurasian Collared-Dove
2Mourning Dove
7Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1American Oystercatcher
7Semipalmated Plover
38Hudsonian Whimbrel
4Spotted Sandpiper
1Willet
2Least Sandpiper
15Laughing Gull
1Forster's Tern
1Wood Stork
4Double-crested Cormorant
32White Ibis
1Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
5Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
17Brown Pelican
1Turkey Vulture
3Osprey
1Mississippi Kite
2Red-shouldered Hawk
3Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
3Downy Woodpecker
8Great Crested Flycatcher
5Blue Jay
4American Crow
2Fish Crow
6Carolina Chickadee
6Tufted Titmouse
2Barn Swallow
8Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Marsh Wren
3Carolina Wren
4European Starling
1Brown Thrasher
3Northern Mockingbird
4Eastern Bluebird
3House Sparrow
4House Finch
10Red-winged Blackbird
4Brown-headed Cowbird
4Boat-tailed Grackle
4Pine Warbler
8Northern Cardinal
1Painted Bunting

May 9

1Clapper Rail
1Black-necked Stilt
2Black-bellied Plover
1Wilson's Plover
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Greater Yellowlegs
3Ruddy Turnstone
4Dunlin
4Black Skimmer
2Least Tern
3Gull-billed Tern
1Sandwich Tern
6Royal Tern
1Black-crowned Night Heron
2Little Blue Heron
2Tricolored Heron
1Black Vulture
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Eastern Towhee
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Orchard Oriole