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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.

October 11

15Canada Goose ✓
5Rock Pigeon ✓
2Mourning Dove ✓
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
5Killdeer ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
10Black Vulture ✓
15Turkey Vulture ✓
2Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
5Eastern Phoebe ✓
4Blue Jay ✓
5American Crow ✓
2Fish Crow ✓
1Carolina Chickadee ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
2White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
2Carolina Wren ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓
4Eastern Bluebird ✓
4House Finch ✓
8Chipping Sparrow ✓
2Savannah Sparrow ✓
3Swamp Sparrow ✓
2Eastern Meadowlark ✓
6Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
1Palm Warbler ✓
1Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
2Northern Cardinal ✓
1Indigo Bunting ✓

October 8

12Mallard ✓
1Chimney Swift ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
1Hairy Woodpecker ✓
3Northern Flicker ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
1Merlin ✓
1Red-eyed Vireo ✓
12European Starling ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
1Swainson's Thrush ✓
1Wood Thrush ✓
2American Robin ✓
2House Sparrow ✓
1White-throated Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
3Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓
1Summer Tanager ✓
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak ✓

October 7

1Sharp-shinned Hawk ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Cape May Warbler ✓
1Bay-breasted Warbler ✓