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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 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access

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

June 21

1Mallard
2Mourning Dove
3Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2Great Blue Heron
7Turkey Vulture
3Osprey
2Red-shouldered Hawk
4Red-headed Woodpecker
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Hairy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
5Eastern Wood-Pewee
4Acadian Flycatcher
4Great Crested Flycatcher
4Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
7Red-eyed Vireo
1American Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2White-breasted Nuthatch
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
5Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
2Eastern Bluebird
2American Robin
5American Goldfinch
3Chipping Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
1Orchard Oriole
9Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
3Common Grackle
4Ovenbird
6Common Yellowthroat
1Hooded Warbler
2Northern Parula
3Pine Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
1Summer Tanager
1Scarlet Tanager
7Northern Cardinal
5Indigo Bunting
3Chimney Swift
1Black Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
1Eastern Phoebe
3Blue Jay
2Fish Crow
1Northern Mockingbird
1Wood Thrush
2Blue Grosbeak

June 16

1Wood Duck
2Green Heron
2Yellow-throated Vireo
1Prothonotary Warbler