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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 1

1Wood Duck
1American Black Duck
7Wild Turkey
8Mourning Dove
2Killdeer
9Laughing Gull
1Ring-billed Gull
10Anhinga
6Double-crested Cormorant
169White Ibis
10Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
1Western Cattle-Egret
9Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
8Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Eastern Screech-Owl
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
4Great Crested Flycatcher
5Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
4American Crow
2Purple Martin
4Carolina Wren
2Eastern Bluebird
1Eastern Towhee
2Yellow-breasted Chat
35Red-winged Blackbird
3Brown-headed Cowbird
8Boat-tailed Grackle
1Prothonotary Warbler
3Common Yellowthroat
5Prairie Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
2Blue Grosbeak
10Indigo Bunting

April 27

1Mallard
1Common Nighthawk
4Chuck-will's-widow
7Chimney Swift
2King Rail
3Solitary Sandpiper
11Glossy Ibis
2Green Heron
1Bald Eagle
2Red-tailed Hawk
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
3Fish Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
4Barn Swallow
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
5Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
2Savannah Sparrow
3Eastern Meadowlark
2Orchard Oriole
25Common Grackle
1Swainson's Warbler
2Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
3Summer Tanager

April 26

1Whimbrel
2Tufted Titmouse
1Swamp Sparrow
1Northern Parula
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
10Canada Goose
1White-winged Dove
5American Herring Gull
1Least Bittern
3Black Vulture
1Belted Kingfisher
2Northern Flicker
2White-breasted Nuthatch
1Red-breasted Nuthatch
1Marsh Wren
15European Starling
3White-throated Sparrow
1Baltimore Oriole
5American Robin