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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 North River Farms (permission required)

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

August 15

23Wild Turkey
39Mourning Dove
2American Coot
23Killdeer
5Greater Yellowlegs
17Laughing Gull
3Gull-billed Tern
6Wood Stork
1Double-crested Cormorant
62White Ibis
4Black-crowned Night Heron
3Little Blue Heron
1Green Heron
3Western Cattle-Egret
38Great Egret
12Great Blue Heron
18Turkey Vulture
2Downy Woodpecker
3Great Crested Flycatcher
1White-eyed Vireo
8American Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
6Carolina Wren
3Northern Cardinal
4Blue Grosbeak
3Indigo Bunting

August 14

8Canada Goose
1Wood Duck
1Mallard
XSemipalmated Plover
4Glossy Ibis
1Osprey
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Fish Crow
6Eastern Bluebird

August 12

2Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2Chuck-will's-widow
1Chimney Swift
1Black-necked Stilt
3Spotted Sandpiper
2Solitary Sandpiper
6Least Sandpiper
10Pectoral Sandpiper
1Anhinga
2Tricolored Heron
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Kingbird
1Blue Jay
5Purple Martin
15Barn Swallow
1Gray Catbird
5Eastern Towhee
2Yellow-breasted Chat
1Common Grackle
3Common Yellowthroat
1Summer Tanager

August 10

1Yellow-crowned Night Heron

August 9

1Belted Kingfisher
3Red-winged Blackbird