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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.

September 22

18Wood Duck
1Hooded Merganser
2Wild Turkey
4Mourning Dove
18Killdeer
1Spotted Sandpiper
3Solitary Sandpiper
5Greater Yellowlegs
8Least Sandpiper
8Pied-billed Grebe
48White Ibis
7Little Blue Heron
3Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
2Eastern Screech-Owl
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Merlin
9Eastern Kingbird
5White-eyed Vireo
2Red-eyed Vireo
4Blue Jay
6American Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
12Carolina Wren
7Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
1Baltimore Oriole
1Black-and-white Warbler
4Common Yellowthroat
3American Redstart
1Summer Tanager
19Northern Cardinal
2Blue Grosbeak
7Indigo Bunting

September 20

10Blue-winged Teal
2Eurasian Collared-Dove
11Snowy Egret
1Western Cattle-Egret
1Black Vulture
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Northern Harrier
2Red-shouldered Hawk

September 18

1Cooper's Hawk
2Belted Kingfisher
2Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
6Fish Crow
8Canada Goose
1Eastern Whip-poor-will
1Anhinga
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Great Horned Owl
2Downy Woodpecker
2Hairy Woodpecker
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
5Eastern Towhee
1Bobolink
1Red-winged Blackbird
20Brown-headed Cowbird
100Common Grackle
1Northern Waterthrush
1Palm Warbler
1Pine Warbler
1Prairie Warbler