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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 south mountains state Park big bear trail.

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

April 23

4Canada Goose
2Mallard
2Wild Turkey
2Eurasian Collared-Dove
3Mourning Dove
3Yellow-billed Cuckoo
4Chimney Swift
2Killdeer
1Green Heron
1Great Blue Heron
3Black Vulture
4Turkey Vulture
2Sharp-shinned Hawk
2Broad-winged Hawk
2Red-shouldered Hawk
2Red-tailed Hawk
4Belted Kingfisher
2Red-headed Woodpecker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
4Hairy Woodpecker
3Pileated Woodpecker
2Northern Flicker
3American Kestrel
2Merlin
5Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Acadian Flycatcher
5Eastern Phoebe
3Great Crested Flycatcher
4Eastern Kingbird
2White-eyed Vireo
2Yellow-throated Vireo
3Blue-headed Vireo
2Red-eyed Vireo
5Blue Jay
2American Crow
3Fish Crow
3Common Raven
5Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
2Bank Swallow
2Tree Swallow
5Purple Martin
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
6Barn Swallow
3Cliff Swallow
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
4White-breasted Nuthatch
5Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Red-breasted Nuthatch
8Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Northern House Wren
2Winter Wren
5Carolina Wren
2European Starling
1Gray Catbird
3Brown Thrasher
5Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
1Varied Thrush
2Veery
5Swainson's Thrush
2Hermit Thrush
3Wood Thrush
2American Robin
3Cedar Waxwing
2House Sparrow
1House Finch
3Purple Finch
2Pine Siskin
4American Goldfinch
4Grasshopper Sparrow
3Chipping Sparrow
3Field Sparrow
2White-throated Sparrow
2Savannah Sparrow
4Song Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
4Yellow-breasted Chat
2Bobolink
4Eastern Meadowlark
4Orchard Oriole
3Baltimore Oriole
4Red-winged Blackbird
2Brown-headed Cowbird
2Common Grackle
3Ovenbird
1Worm-eating Warbler
2Louisiana Waterthrush
4Northern Waterthrush
3Black-and-white Warbler
5Prothonotary Warbler
4Swainson's Warbler
3Orange-crowned Warbler
6Common Yellowthroat
7Hooded Warbler
3American Redstart
3Cape May Warbler
4Northern Parula
2Northern Yellow Warbler
3Chestnut-sided Warbler
5Black-throated Blue Warbler
3Palm Warbler
4Pine Warbler
3Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Yellow-throated Warbler
3Prairie Warbler
5Black-throated Green Warbler
3Summer Tanager
2Scarlet Tanager
4Northern Cardinal
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak
2Blue Grosbeak
3Indigo Bunting