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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.

July 16

1Wood Duck
1Wild Turkey
7Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
14Killdeer
8Spotted Sandpiper
2Lesser Yellowlegs
7Greater Yellowlegs
50Least Sandpiper
1Pectoral Sandpiper
50Laughing Gull
1Anhinga
80White Ibis
1Glossy Ibis
10Little Blue Heron
60Western Cattle-Egret
6Great Egret
4Turkey Vulture
3Osprey
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
2White-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
9American Crow
2Fish Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
4Purple Martin
1Barn Swallow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
4Eastern Towhee
2Yellow-breasted Chat
30Red-winged Blackbird
13Common Yellowthroat
10Northern Cardinal
5Blue Grosbeak
10Indigo Bunting

July 15

1Common Nighthawk
2Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
1Great Blue Heron
8Eastern Bluebird
1Eastern Meadowlark
25Boat-tailed Grackle

July 13

2Chimney Swift
2Short-billed Dowitcher
2Tricolored Heron
1Northern Flicker
2Tufted Titmouse
2Northern Mockingbird
1House Finch
4Brown-headed Cowbird

July 12

1Brown Thrasher
1American Robin

July 10

1Chuck-will's-widow
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
4Black-crowned Night Heron
1Bald Eagle
1Eastern Screech-Owl
1Great Horned Owl
3Downy Woodpecker
1Red-eyed Vireo
6Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
9Common Grackle
2Prothonotary Warbler
1Pine Warbler