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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.

May 22

6Wood Duck
2American Black Duck
1Northern Bobwhite
4Wild Turkey
30Mourning Dove
13Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Common Nighthawk
3Chuck-will's-widow
1Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Common Gallinule
1Killdeer
60Laughing Gull
1Forster's Tern
6Anhinga
1Double-crested Cormorant
90White Ibis
1Glossy Ibis
2Little Blue Heron
1Green Heron
120Western Cattle-Egret
7Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
13Great Crested Flycatcher
6Eastern Kingbird
1Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
9White-eyed Vireo
2Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
20American Crow
1Fish Crow
8Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
2Purple Martin
4Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
15Carolina Wren
4Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
8Eastern Towhee
23Yellow-breasted Chat
3Eastern Meadowlark
2Orchard Oriole
80Red-winged Blackbird
3Brown-headed Cowbird
10Common Grackle
2Ovenbird
7Prothonotary Warbler
21Common Yellowthroat
1Pine Warbler
17Prairie Warbler
2Summer Tanager
28Northern Cardinal
16Blue Grosbeak
32Indigo Bunting

May 19

1Osprey
2American Robin
1Song Sparrow

May 17

6Pied-billed Grebe
1Snowy Egret
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Gray Catbird
1Yellow-throated Warbler

May 16

XBlack-bellied Plover
2Greater Yellowlegs
1Barn Swallow
15Black Skimmer
1Red-headed Woodpecker