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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.

September 26

5Wood Duck ✓
9American Black Duck ✓
2Green-winged Teal ✓
1Wild Turkey ✓
1Mourning Dove ✓
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
1Black-bellied Plover ✓
12Killdeer ✓
2Semipalmated Plover ✓
1Greater Yellowlegs ✓
1Least Sandpiper ✓
6Semipalmated Sandpiper ✓
4Pied-billed Grebe ✓
160White Ibis ✓
1Glossy Ibis ✓
6Little Blue Heron ✓
3Tricolored Heron ✓
5Snowy Egret ✓
1Great Egret ✓
2Great Blue Heron ✓
10Turkey Vulture ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
2Northern Harrier ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Great Horned Owl ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
5Northern Flicker ✓
2Merlin ✓
2Least Flycatcher
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
3White-eyed Vireo ✓
6Blue Jay ✓
11American Crow ✓
9Carolina Chickadee ✓
3Tufted Titmouse ✓
3Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
10Carolina Wren ✓
2Gray Catbird ✓
3Northern Mockingbird ✓
2Eastern Bluebird ✓
1Savannah Sparrow ✓
20Red-winged Blackbird ✓
4Common Yellowthroat ✓
6Palm Warbler ✓
2Pine Warbler ✓
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
13Northern Cardinal ✓
6Blue Grosbeak ✓
6Indigo Bunting ✓
1Eastern Screech-Owl ✓
2Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Eastern Kingbird ✓
3Eastern Towhee ✓
2Northern Waterthrush ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
5American Redstart ✓
1Northern Parula ✓
1Chestnut-sided Warbler ✓
2Rose-breasted Grosbeak ✓

September 24

8Canada Goose ✓
11Blue-winged Teal ✓
1Sharp-shinned Hawk ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Common Grackle ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓

September 22

1Hooded Merganser ✓
1Spotted Sandpiper ✓
3Solitary Sandpiper ✓
2Red-eyed Vireo ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
1Baltimore Oriole ✓
1Summer Tanager ✓