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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.

December 18

80Canada Goose
12Tundra Swan
4Wood Duck
1Blue-winged Teal
2Northern Shoveler
30Gadwall
2American Wigeon
9Mallard
8American Black Duck
4Northern Pintail
10Green-winged Teal
1Redhead
3Ring-necked Duck
38Hooded Merganser
11Mourning Dove
1King Rail
1Common Gallinule
1American Coot
7Killdeer
1Wilson's Snipe
1Ring-billed Gull
9Pied-billed Grebe
7White Ibis
3Great Blue Heron
2Turkey Vulture
2Sharp-shinned Hawk
2Northern Harrier
3Red-shouldered Hawk
3Eastern Screech-Owl
1Great Horned Owl
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
4Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Downy Woodpecker
3Hairy Woodpecker
3Pileated Woodpecker
11Northern Flicker
1Merlin
9Eastern Phoebe
2White-eyed Vireo
3Blue-headed Vireo
3Blue Jay
20American Crow
3Fish Crow
9Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
150Tree Swallow
12Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
7Northern House Wren
1Winter Wren
3Sedge Wren
1Marsh Wren
14Carolina Wren
9Gray Catbird
3Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
4Hermit Thrush
250American Robin
1Purple Finch
4American Goldfinch
1White-throated Sparrow
20Savannah Sparrow
30Song Sparrow
1Lincoln's Sparrow
33Swamp Sparrow
4Eastern Towhee
15Eastern Meadowlark
45Red-winged Blackbird
1Black-and-white Warbler
5Orange-crowned Warbler
4Common Yellowthroat
145Yellow-rumped Warbler
13Northern Cardinal