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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 Hoffman Road Drowning Creek to SCS

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

May 15

3Mourning Dove
1Chimney Swift
1Killdeer
1Turkey Vulture
2Mississippi Kite
2Red-headed Woodpecker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Acadian Flycatcher
4Great Crested Flycatcher
5Eastern Kingbird
3White-eyed Vireo
2Red-eyed Vireo
4Blue Jay
5Tufted Titmouse
3Purple Martin
6Barn Swallow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Carolina Wren
8European Starling
1Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1Swainson's Thrush
2Wood Thrush
1House Finch
1American Goldfinch
1Chipping Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
2Orchard Oriole
1Red-winged Blackbird
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Grackle
1Prothonotary Warbler
2Common Yellowthroat
1American Redstart
1Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Prairie Warbler
4Northern Cardinal
3Blue Grosbeak
2Indigo Bunting

May 10

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Northern Flicker
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
2American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

May 9

8Canada Goose
1Common Nighthawk
2Downy Woodpecker
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Louisiana Waterthrush
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Hooded Warbler
2Northern Parula
1Summer Tanager