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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 Cowan’s Ford

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

May 14

3Mourning Dove
2Turkey Vulture
2Osprey
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
2American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1Barn Swallow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
3Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
5Cedar Waxwing
2American Goldfinch
1Chipping Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
2Yellow-breasted Chat
1Red-winged Blackbird
4Common Yellowthroat
4Summer Tanager
4Northern Cardinal
2Blue Grosbeak
4Indigo Bunting
4Canada Goose
1Wild Turkey
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Great Blue Heron
2Barred Owl
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Eastern Phoebe
3White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Eastern Warbling Vireo
2Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Gray Catbird
2Brown Thrasher
1Swainson's Thrush
2Wood Thrush
1American Robin
3Field Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
1Orchard Oriole
2Northern Parula
2Pine Warbler
1Prairie Warbler