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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 Murray's Mill and Pond

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

May 7

3Canada Goose
1Killdeer
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Double-crested Cormorant
2Downy Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
2American Crow
1Tufted Titmouse
2Tree Swallow
3Barn Swallow
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Northern Mockingbird
6Eastern Bluebird
1House Sparrow
1House Finch
1Chipping Sparrow
1Dark-eyed Junco
1Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Orchard Oriole
1Red-winged Blackbird
3Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Parula
1Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting

May 2

1Mourning Dove
3Spotted Sandpiper
1Great Blue Heron
6Black Vulture
3Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
3White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Carolina Chickadee
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
1Wood Thrush
5American Robin
11American Goldfinch
1Savannah Sparrow
1Bobolink
2Baltimore Oriole
1Rusty Blackbird
1Worm-eating Warbler
1Northern Waterthrush
1Black-and-white Warbler
1American Redstart
1Cape May Warbler
1Northern Yellow Warbler
2Palm Warbler
1Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler