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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 ACE Basin NWR (fall and winter restricted access)

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

June 15

1Wild Turkey
2Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1King Rail
2Common Gallinule
1Semipalmated Plover
1Laughing Gull
1Royal Tern
2Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
10Western Cattle-Egret
5Turkey Vulture
14Mississippi Kite
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Great Crested Flycatcher
4Eastern Kingbird
9White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Blue Jay
1American Crow
1Fish Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
2Purple Martin
1Barn Swallow
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
7Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
6Carolina Wren
1Eastern Bluebird
1Eastern Towhee
6Orchard Oriole
50Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
3Common Grackle
1Ovenbird
8Common Yellowthroat
9Northern Parula
3Pine Warbler
4Yellow-throated Warbler
1Summer Tanager
12Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
3Indigo Bunting
4Painted Bunting