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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.

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Recent reports from Cullowhee Farm

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

October 9

1Mourning Dove ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
4Eastern Phoebe ✓
5Blue Jay ✓
2American Crow ✓
4Carolina Chickadee ✓
3Tufted Titmouse ✓
3Northern House Wren ✓
3Carolina Wren ✓
3Northern Mockingbird ✓
3Eastern Bluebird ✓
1Song Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
4Northern Cardinal ✓

October 8

1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
2White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
2Red-breasted Nuthatch ✓
2Gray-cheeked Thrush ✓
1Northern Parula ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓
1Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
4Rose-breasted Grosbeak ✓
1Hairy Woodpecker ✓
1Dark-eyed Junco ✓
1Ovenbird ✓
1Tennessee Warbler ✓

October 6

3Bay-breasted Warbler ✓
1Chestnut-sided Warbler ✓
1Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓
1Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
1Philadelphia Vireo ✓
1Eastern Warbling Vireo ✓
1Nashville Warbler ✓
1Hooded Warbler ✓
1American Redstart ✓
1Cape May Warbler ✓
1Blackburnian Warbler ✓
1Blackpoll Warbler ✓
2Black-throated Green Warbler ✓

October 5

1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Red-eyed Vireo ✓
1Common Raven ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
1Swainson's Thrush ✓
1Palm Warbler ✓

October 4

1Barred Owl ✓