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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 Springs

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

May 14

1Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Common Nighthawk
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Belted Kingfisher
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Eastern Phoebe
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Tufted Titmouse
1Brown Thrasher
1Eastern Towhee
1Common Yellowthroat
2Summer Tanager
2Northern Cardinal
1Red-shouldered Hawk
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo
3Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
4Carolina Chickadee
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Gray Catbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1Chipping Sparrow
2Common Grackle
1Black-and-white Warbler
2American Redstart
1Northern Parula
1Blackpoll Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager

May 13

1Green Heron
4Turkey Vulture
1Mississippi Kite
1Great Horned Owl
1American Crow
2Fish Crow
2Carolina Wren
3American Goldfinch
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Louisiana Waterthrush
1Northern Waterthrush
3Pine Warbler
1Blue Grosbeak
1Indigo Bunting
1Painted Bunting

May 12

2Chuck-will's-widow

May 11

1Pileated Woodpecker