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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 Gibson Rd Soccer Complex

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

October 12

10Canada Goose ✓
1Mourning Dove ✓
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
2Chimney Swift ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
3Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
2Downy Woodpecker ✓
4Northern Flicker ✓
3Eastern Phoebe ✓
1White-eyed Vireo ✓
1Red-eyed Vireo ✓
8Blue Jay ✓
2American Crow ✓
3Carolina Chickadee ✓
2Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
3Carolina Wren ✓
4European Starling ✓
5Gray Catbird ✓
6Brown Thrasher ✓
9Northern Mockingbird ✓
7Eastern Bluebird ✓
8House Finch ✓
1Song Sparrow ✓
3Eastern Towhee ✓
5Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
1Common Grackle ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
10American Redstart ✓
1Cape May Warbler ✓
4Northern Parula ✓
2Magnolia Warbler ✓
2Bay-breasted Warbler
1Blackpoll Warbler ✓
3Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
1Yellow-throated Warbler ✓
1Black-throated Green Warbler ✓
2Scarlet Tanager ✓
9Northern Cardinal ✓

October 11

1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
1American Robin ✓

October 7

2Killdeer ✓
1Black Vulture ✓
1Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
2Fish Crow ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
1Red-winged Blackbird ✓