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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 Creekside Park

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

May 17

2Wood Duck
5Mourning Dove
15Chimney Swift
5Clapper Rail
4Hudsonian Whimbrel
1Spotted Sandpiper
41Laughing Gull
9Least Tern
1Gull-billed Tern
2Forster's Tern
3Royal Tern
2Anhinga
12White Ibis
5Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Black-crowned Night Heron
6Little Blue Heron
7Tricolored Heron
2Snowy Egret
2Green Heron
9Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
18Black Vulture
32Turkey Vulture
2Osprey
2Mississippi Kite
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2Blue Jay
1American Crow
2Fish Crow
1Purple Martin
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2Barn Swallow
1Sedge Wren
3Carolina Wren
21European Starling
3Northern Mockingbird
3House Finch
61Red-winged Blackbird
3Brown-headed Cowbird
6Common Grackle
14Boat-tailed Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
1Pine Warbler
5Northern Cardinal
1Painted Bunting