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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 Spruce Pine Lane, Pisgah Forest NC

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

September 11

1Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
3Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
4Blue Jay
9American Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
5Tufted Titmouse
5White-breasted Nuthatch
3Carolina Wren
4Eastern Bluebird
2American Goldfinch
1Chipping Sparrow
1Summer Tanager
1Scarlet Tanager
2Northern Cardinal
1Barred Owl

September 9

2Red-shouldered Hawk
3Eastern Wood-Pewee
4Yellow-throated Vireo
1Blue-headed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Eastern Towhee
2American Redstart
4Chestnut-sided Warbler
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak

September 8

1Magnolia Warbler
1Pine Warbler
1Black-throated Green Warbler

September 7

1Swainson's Thrush
2Blackburnian Warbler

September 6

2Worm-eating Warbler
1Tennessee Warbler
1Northern Parula
1Bay-breasted Warbler