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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 ***Home - 232 Buffalo Church Rd

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

November 4

90Canada Goose ✓
2Mallard ✓
5Rock Pigeon ✓
10Mourning Dove ✓
4Killdeer ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
2Black Vulture ✓
28Turkey Vulture ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
3Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
4Blue Jay ✓
2American Crow ✓
3Fish Crow ✓
2Carolina Chickadee ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
2Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
2Carolina Wren ✓
3European Starling ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
28Eastern Bluebird ✓
1Cedar Waxwing ✓
4House Finch ✓
1American Goldfinch ✓
1Grasshopper Sparrow
7Chipping Sparrow ✓
1Field Sparrow ✓
1White-crowned Sparrow ✓
2White-throated Sparrow ✓
1Vesper Sparrow ✓
2Savannah Sparrow ✓
6Song Sparrow ✓
1Swamp Sparrow ✓
2Eastern Meadowlark ✓
3Northern Cardinal ✓

November 2

1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Hairy Woodpecker ✓
1Winter Wren ✓
3American Robin ✓
2House Sparrow ✓
1Dark-eyed Junco ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓

October 31

1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
1Brown Creeper ✓
1American Pipit ✓
2Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓