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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 Sandy Mush Game Land--Norco Tract

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

May 12

1Red-eyed Vireo
1Tufted Titmouse
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Eastern Towhee
3Yellow-breasted Chat
1Ovenbird
1Worm-eating Warbler
1Blue-winged Warbler
1Hooded Warbler
1Pine Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
6Indigo Bunting

May 10

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1White-eyed Vireo
1Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Parula
1Northern Yellow Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager
1Blue Grosbeak

May 9

1Turkey Vulture
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Kingbird
2American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
2Carolina Wren
1Wood Thrush
1Chipping Sparrow
3Field Sparrow
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1American Bittern
1Broad-winged Hawk
1Downy Woodpecker
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
9Cedar Waxwing
1American Redstart
1Magnolia Warbler
1Blackburnian Warbler
2Mourning Dove
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Eastern Meadowlark
3Wild Turkey
2Great Horned Owl
1American Robin
1American Goldfinch
1Eastern Whip-poor-will
1Tree Swallow