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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 5

3Wood Duck
8Wild Turkey
18Mourning Dove
22Black-necked Stilt
10Killdeer
5Semipalmated Plover
3Spotted Sandpiper
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Lesser Yellowlegs
2Stilt Sandpiper
2Least Sandpiper
2Pectoral Sandpiper
2Semipalmated Sandpiper
20Laughing Gull
1Black Tern
2Anhinga
1Double-crested Cormorant
12White Ibis
2Glossy Ibis
5Little Blue Heron
2Tricolored Heron
3Western Cattle-Egret
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Belted Kingfisher
2Downy Woodpecker
2Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
4American Crow
25Fish Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
7Carolina Wren
9Eastern Bluebird
6Eastern Towhee
2Red-winged Blackbird
4Common Yellowthroat
11Northern Cardinal
5Blue Grosbeak
9Indigo Bunting

August 4

5American Black Duck
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Common Nighthawk
1Chuck-will's-widow
10Chimney Swift
3Greater Yellowlegs
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Snowy Egret
4Green Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
3Red-tailed Hawk
1Eastern Screech-Owl
1Red-headed Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
3Great Crested Flycatcher
2Red-eyed Vireo
2Purple Martin
6Barn Swallow
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
4Gray Catbird
2House Sparrow
2Yellow-breasted Chat
2Common Grackle
1Worm-eating Warbler
3Prothonotary Warbler
9Prairie Warbler
1Summer Tanager

August 2

1Tree Swallow
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Black-bellied Plover
1Mississippi Kite
1Northern Mockingbird

July 31

1Northern Bobwhite
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
7Short-billed Dowitcher
1Osprey
2House Finch
2Song Sparrow
1Great Horned Owl
1Brown Thrasher