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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 Botanical Gardens at Asheville

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

May 3

1Chimney Swift
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
2Eastern Phoebe
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
2American Crow
1Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Eastern Bluebird
2American Robin
1House Finch
1American Goldfinch
1Dark-eyed Junco
1Song Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
4Common Grackle
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Prothonotary Warbler
1American Redstart
1Cape May Warbler
1Northern Parula
1Magnolia Warbler
1Bay-breasted Warbler
1Chestnut-sided Warbler
1Palm Warbler
1Pine Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Black-throated Green Warbler
2Scarlet Tanager
4Northern Cardinal
3Mourning Dove
1Blue-headed Vireo
4Swainson's Thrush
1Hermit Thrush
2Wood Thrush
1Kentucky Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
3Northern Yellow Warbler

May 2

2Mallard
1Northern Waterthrush
1Black-throated Blue Warbler

May 1

3European Starling
1Brown Thrasher

April 28

1White-throated Sparrow
1Blue Grosbeak
1Red-shouldered Hawk

April 27

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Ovenbird