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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.

September 28

2Mourning Dove ✓
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
4Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
1Great Egret ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
2Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
3Eastern Phoebe ✓
5Blue Jay ✓
4American Crow ✓
6Fish Crow ✓
1Carolina Chickadee ✓
4Tufted Titmouse ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
8Eastern Bluebird ✓
4American Goldfinch ✓
1Song Sparrow ✓
1Tennessee Warbler ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
1American Redstart ✓
1Cape May Warbler ✓
3Magnolia Warbler ✓
1Palm Warbler ✓
3Northern Cardinal ✓
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak ✓
1Chimney Swift ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
3House Finch ✓
1Blue Grosbeak ✓

September 25

2Turkey Vulture ✓
1Chipping Sparrow ✓
1Black Vulture ✓
1Osprey ✓
1White-eyed Vireo ✓
1Yellow-throated Vireo ✓
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
1American Robin ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓

September 23

2Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Waterthrush ✓
1Chestnut-sided Warbler ✓