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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 Springsteen Plantation (private)

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

February 8

6Wood Duck
30Blue-winged Teal
35Gadwall
8American Wigeon
6Mallard
8Northern Pintail
350Green-winged Teal
15Hooded Merganser
10Mourning Dove
25Common Gallinule
75American Coot
12Killdeer
8Long-billed Dowitcher
10Wilson's Snipe
4Lesser Yellowlegs
15Greater Yellowlegs
200Dunlin
7Bonaparte's Gull
2Laughing Gull
3Ring-billed Gull
3Forster's Tern
25Pied-billed Grebe
3Wood Stork
4Anhinga
24Double-crested Cormorant
28White Ibis
8Glossy Ibis
4Black-crowned Night Heron
7Little Blue Heron
5Tricolored Heron
6Snowy Egret
5Great Egret
6Great Blue Heron
1American White Pelican
6Brown Pelican
5Turkey Vulture
1Northern Harrier
3Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2Red-headed Woodpecker
4Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
6Northern Flicker
5Eastern Phoebe
4Blue Jay
6American Crow
15Fish Crow
6Carolina Chickadee
6Tufted Titmouse
50Tree Swallow
6Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2White-breasted Nuthatch
6Brown-headed Nuthatch
4Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
2Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
2Hermit Thrush
25American Robin
10Cedar Waxwing
1Purple Finch
25Chipping Sparrow
5White-throated Sparrow
5Savannah Sparrow
6Song Sparrow
12Swamp Sparrow
6Eastern Towhee
10Eastern Meadowlark
150Red-winged Blackbird
300Common Grackle
150Boat-tailed Grackle
1Palm Warbler
40Yellow-rumped Warbler
10Northern Cardinal