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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 ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge - The Grove Plantation

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

October 3

1Wood Duck
3Mottled Duck
6Mourning Dove
3Sora
4Common Gallinule
9Double-crested Cormorant
5White Ibis
1Glossy Ibis
4Little Blue Heron
5Great Egret
4Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Northern Harrier
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Belted Kingfisher
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
5Red-bellied Woodpecker
4Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Northern Flicker
1American Kestrel
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Eastern Phoebe
3White-eyed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
4American Crow
2Fish Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Marsh Wren
6Carolina Wren
4Gray Catbird
4Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1Wood Thrush
4Savannah Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
5Bobolink
150Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Grackle
2Black-and-white Warbler
13Common Yellowthroat
2American Redstart
1Northern Parula
7Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Summer Tanager
6Northern Cardinal
4Blue Grosbeak
11Indigo Bunting