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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 Run Hill State Natural Area

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

October 22

4Canada Goose ✓
2Mourning Dove ✓
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
7Laughing Gull ✓
8Ring-billed Gull ✓
3American Herring Gull ✓
2Great Black-backed Gull ✓
5Lesser Black-backed Gull ✓
1Royal Tern ✓
430Double-crested Cormorant ✓
52White Ibis ✓
3Brown Pelican ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓
2Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Eastern Screech-Owl ✓
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
2Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
6Northern Flicker ✓
1Blue-headed Vireo ✓
8Blue Jay ✓
5American Crow ✓
7Carolina Chickadee ✓
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
6Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1Brown Creeper ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
5Carolina Wren ✓
2European Starling ✓
2Gray Catbird ✓
3Brown Thrasher ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓
3Eastern Bluebird ✓
230American Robin ✓
2Cedar Waxwing ✓
4House Finch ✓
1Chipping Sparrow ✓
2Field Sparrow ✓
2Dark-eyed Junco ✓
1White-throated Sparrow ✓
2Swamp Sparrow ✓
5Baltimore Oriole ✓
45Red-winged Blackbird ✓
10Common Grackle ✓
2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
1Tennessee Warbler ✓
1Nashville Warbler ✓
2Common Yellowthroat ✓
3American Redstart ✓
40Cape May Warbler ✓
1Northern Parula ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓
2Blackpoll Warbler ✓
20Palm Warbler ✓
12000Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
1Black-throated Green Warbler ✓
7Northern Cardinal ✓
1Indigo Bunting ✓