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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.

The Club provides this website to all for free.

By becoming a member, you support the activities of the Club, receive reduced registration fee for meetings, can participate in bonus field trips, and receive our publications.

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Recent reports from Clarks Creek Nature Preserve

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

October 25

2Mallard ✓
2Mourning Dove ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
9Black Vulture ✓
3Turkey Vulture ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
2Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Hairy Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
2Eastern Phoebe ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
1American Crow ✓
2Carolina Chickadee ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
4Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Brown Creeper ✓
2Carolina Wren ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
3Northern Mockingbird ✓
4Eastern Bluebird ✓
4American Robin ✓
2House Finch ✓
1Pine Siskin ✓
3American Goldfinch ✓
10Chipping Sparrow ✓
8White-throated Sparrow ✓
3Song Sparrow ✓
1Swamp Sparrow ✓
2Eastern Towhee ✓
2Palm Warbler ✓
3Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
4Northern Cardinal ✓
5Field Sparrow ✓
2Tennessee Warbler ✓
1Black-throated Green Warbler ✓
3Canada Goose ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
2Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
1Winter Wren ✓
1Purple Finch ✓
1White-crowned Sparrow ✓
2Savannah Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Meadowlark ✓
5Brown-headed Cowbird ✓

October 24

1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
2Vesper Sparrow ✓
1Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
1Yellow-throated Vireo ✓
1Common Grackle ✓
1Orange-crowned Warbler ✓

October 20

1Lincoln's Sparrow ✓