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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 8200 Gilead Rd, Huntersville US-NC 35.40618, -80.88868

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

October 3

10Canada Goose ✓
1Mallard ✓
8Mourning Dove ✓
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
15Chimney Swift ✓
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
1Killdeer ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
3Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
2Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Hairy Woodpecker ✓
3Northern Flicker ✓
2Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
1Acadian Flycatcher ✓
2Eastern Phoebe ✓
2White-eyed Vireo ✓
1Red-eyed Vireo ✓
4Blue Jay ✓
2American Crow ✓
6Carolina Chickadee ✓
8Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
2Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
2Carolina Wren ✓
3European Starling ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
4Northern Mockingbird ✓
10Eastern Bluebird ✓
1Swainson's Thrush ✓
3American Robin ✓
8Cedar Waxwing ✓
4House Finch ✓
25American Goldfinch ✓
3Chipping Sparrow ✓
1Field Sparrow ✓
1Song Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
2Black-and-white Warbler ✓
3Common Yellowthroat ✓
4American Redstart ✓
3Cape May Warbler ✓
1Northern Parula ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓
1Scarlet Tanager ✓
6Northern Cardinal ✓
3Indigo Bunting ✓