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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 Cottonwood Trail

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

May 14

1American Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
20Barn Swallow
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
3Red-winged Blackbird
5Northern Cardinal

May 13

1Green Heron
1Great Blue Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
1House Finch
2American Goldfinch
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Indigo Bunting

May 12

1Barred Owl
1Belted Kingfisher

May 11

1American Robin
2Canada Goose
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Common Yellowthroat

May 10

1Chimney Swift
1Eastern Bluebird
1American Redstart
1Magnolia Warbler
1Palm Warbler
2Wood Duck
3Mourning Dove
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
3Great Crested Flycatcher
2Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
17Cliff Swallow
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Northern Mockingbird
9Cedar Waxwing
1Common Grackle
1Northern Waterthrush
1Hooded Warbler
4Northern Parula
1Blackburnian Warbler
1Chestnut-sided Warbler
3Blackpoll Warbler
2Pine Warbler
3Yellow-throated Warbler
1Summer Tanager
2Scarlet Tanager
1Blue Grosbeak

May 9

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Turkey Vulture
3Red-headed Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
3Acadian Flycatcher
1Eastern Phoebe
1Fish Crow
2Tree Swallow
2Purple Martin
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2White-breasted Nuthatch
1Sedge Wren
2Gray Catbird
1Veery
5Swainson's Thrush
1Wood Thrush
1Chipping Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
6Eastern Towhee
1Black-and-white Warbler