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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.

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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 6

1Wood Duck ✓
16Mallard ✓
4American Black Duck ✓
3Green-winged Teal ✓
2Mourning Dove ✓
14Killdeer ✓
1Wilson's Plover ✓
4Greater Yellowlegs ✓
4Least Sandpiper ✓
30White Ibis ✓
5Little Blue Heron ✓
2Snowy Egret ✓
1Great Egret ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓
2Northern Harrier ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
7Northern Flicker ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
1White-eyed Vireo ✓
1Red-eyed Vireo ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
6American Crow ✓
6Carolina Chickadee ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
5Carolina Wren ✓
5Gray Catbird ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
6Northern Mockingbird ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
1Chestnut-sided Warbler ✓
4Palm Warbler ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓
5Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
6Northern Cardinal ✓
1Blue Grosbeak ✓
1Black-bellied Plover ✓
4Semipalmated Plover ✓
2Wilson's Snipe ✓
1Pectoral Sandpiper ✓
14Western Cattle-Egret
2Sharp-shinned Hawk ✓
3Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Eastern Screech-Owl ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
5Downy Woodpecker ✓
6Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Horned Lark ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
4Eastern Bluebird ✓
1Veery ✓
2Grasshopper Sparrow ✓
1Savannah Sparrow ✓
1Swamp Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee ✓
5Bobolink ✓
6Eastern Meadowlark ✓
25Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Northern Waterthrush ✓
1Blue-winged Warbler ✓
11American Redstart ✓
3Northern Parula ✓
2Magnolia Warbler ✓
1Bay-breasted Warbler ✓
2Northern Yellow Warbler ✓
1Prairie Warbler ✓
3Rose-breasted Grosbeak ✓
5Indigo Bunting ✓

October 1

2Wild Turkey ✓
2Lesser Yellowlegs ✓
4Pied-billed Grebe ✓
3Osprey ✓
2Bald Eagle ✓
8Common Grackle ✓
3American Herring Gull ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Merlin ✓
1Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
1Least Flycatcher