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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 12

7Wood Duck
6Wild Turkey
25Mourning Dove
2Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2Chuck-will's-widow
1Chimney Swift
1Black-necked Stilt
16Killdeer
3Spotted Sandpiper
2Solitary Sandpiper
6Least Sandpiper
10Pectoral Sandpiper
55Laughing Gull
5Gull-billed Tern
8Wood Stork
1Double-crested Cormorant
80White Ibis
5Black-crowned Night Heron
8Little Blue Heron
2Tricolored Heron
1Green Heron
4Western Cattle-Egret
43Great Egret
6Great Blue Heron
12Turkey Vulture
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
6American Crow
2Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
5Purple Martin
15Barn Swallow
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
7Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
2Eastern Bluebird
5Eastern Towhee
2Yellow-breasted Chat
1Common Grackle
3Common Yellowthroat
1Summer Tanager
14Northern Cardinal
13Blue Grosbeak
11Indigo Bunting

August 9

4Semipalmated Plover
3Greater Yellowlegs
1Anhinga
4Glossy Ibis
1Belted Kingfisher
3Red-winged Blackbird

August 8

4Lesser Yellowlegs
3Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Northern Mockingbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird

August 6

2Snowy Egret
2Northern Flicker
2Pine Warbler