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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.

October 29

1Turkey Vulture ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
5American Crow ✓
40Fish Crow ✓
1Carolina Chickadee ✓
1Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
2Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
1Northern Cardinal ✓

October 28

2Wood Duck ✓
10Blue-winged Teal ✓
1Northern Shoveler ✓
6Gadwall ✓
3American Wigeon ✓
2Mallard ✓
6American Black Duck ✓
2Northern Pintail ✓
30Green-winged Teal ✓
17Ring-necked Duck ✓
1Clapper Rail ✓
1Killdeer ✓
1Greater Yellowlegs ✓
500Laughing Gull ✓
1Pied-billed Grebe ✓
2White Ibis ✓
2Great Blue Heron ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Sharp-shinned Hawk ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Northern Harrier ✓
5Bald Eagle ✓
3Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Swainson's Hawk ✓
3Downy Woodpecker ✓
2Pileated Woodpecker ✓
7Northern Flicker ✓
4American Kestrel ✓
2Merlin ✓
5Eastern Phoebe ✓
5Blue Jay ✓
2Tufted Titmouse ✓
20Tree Swallow ✓
4Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
5Northern House Wren ✓
8Carolina Wren ✓
6Gray Catbird ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
5Northern Mockingbird ✓
1Hermit Thrush ✓
1House Finch ✓
5White-throated Sparrow ✓
1Savannah Sparrow ✓
7Song Sparrow ✓
7Swamp Sparrow ✓
2Eastern Towhee ✓
4Eastern Meadowlark ✓
8Red-winged Blackbird ✓
30Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓

October 27

1Common Gallinule ✓
2Least Sandpiper ✓
5Little Blue Heron ✓
3Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Eastern Bluebird ✓