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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 Silver Bluff Audubon Center - Quail Trail

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

October 12

1Mourning Dove ✓
5Killdeer ✓
18Spotted Sandpiper ✓
8Solitary Sandpiper ✓
21White Ibis ✓
3Roseate Spoonbill
4Snowy Egret ✓
1Great Egret ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
2Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
2Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
2Northern Flicker ✓
2Eastern Phoebe ✓
1White-eyed Vireo ✓
3Blue Jay ✓
2American Crow ✓
3Tree Swallow ✓
3Carolina Wren ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
1Eastern Bluebird ✓
1House Finch ✓
2Eastern Towhee ✓
1Red-winged Blackbird ✓
6Palm Warbler ✓
3Northern Cardinal ✓

October 6

1Northern Bobwhite ✓
35Chimney Swift ✓
1Wood Stork ✓
3Turkey Vulture ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
2Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
1Carolina Chickadee ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
3Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
2Northern House Wren ✓
2Gray Catbird ✓
1Blue-winged Warbler ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓
1Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
1Summer Tanager ✓
6Indigo Bunting ✓