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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 Riverbend Farm Trail (a Carolina Thread Trail)

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

September 13

4Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Pectoral Sandpiper
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Eastern Phoebe
5White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo
XRed-eyed Vireo
XAmerican Crow
XCarolina Chickadee
XTufted Titmouse
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Northern House Wren
XCarolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
4Northern Mockingbird
4Eastern Bluebird
1Eastern Towhee
XEastern Meadowlark
1Ovenbird
1Northern Waterthrush
1Golden-winged Warbler
1Black-and-white Warbler
XAmerican Redstart
2Northern Parula
4Chestnut-sided Warbler
1Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Summer Tanager
XNorthern Cardinal
2Blue Grosbeak

September 11

XKilldeer
1Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
1Acadian Flycatcher
XBlue Jay
XPurple Martin
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
XAmerican Robin
1Common Yellowthroat