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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 Clarks Creek Nature Preserve

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

September 13

2Black Vulture
1Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
1Eastern Phoebe
1Blue Jay
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Northern House Wren
1Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
2Northern Cardinal
4Turkey Vulture
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Least Flycatcher
1White-eyed Vireo
1Brown Thrasher
1Eastern Bluebird
2House Finch
3Chimney Swift
1Cooper's Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Carolina Chickadee
1American Redstart
3Mourning Dove
1Black-billed Cuckoo
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Great Blue Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Downy Woodpecker
3Red-eyed Vireo
1Fish Crow
3Tufted Titmouse
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2American Robin
1Chipping Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Common Yellowthroat
1Magnolia Warbler
1Chestnut-sided Warbler
1Summer Tanager
1Indigo Bunting
3Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2American Crow
3Gray Catbird
1Tennessee Warbler
3Northern Parula
1Yellow Warbler
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Broad-winged Hawk
2American Goldfinch
2Field Sparrow
3Song Sparrow
1Belted Kingfisher
2Barn Swallow
3European Starling
1Swainson's Thrush
1Ovenbird
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak

September 12

2Common Nighthawk
1Great Horned Owl
1Common Grackle
3Cedar Waxwing
1Black-and-white Warbler

September 11

1Great Egret
1Scarlet Tanager
2Hairy Woodpecker
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Pine Warbler

September 10

1Blue Grosbeak
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Worm-eating Warbler

September 9

1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Black-throated Green Warbler

September 8

1Bay-breasted Warbler
1Blackburnian Warbler
1Wilson's Warbler