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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 Cypress Wetlands

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

May 18

7Canada Goose
1Chimney Swift
6Common Gallinule
XWood Stork
XAnhinga
XWhite Ibis
4Roseate Spoonbill
XYellow-crowned Night Heron
XBlack-crowned Night Heron
XLittle Blue Heron
XTricolored Heron
XSnowy Egret
XGreen Heron
1Western Cattle-Egret
XGreat Egret
XGreat Blue Heron
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
XTufted Titmouse
XBlue-gray Gnatcatcher
XCarolina Wren
1House Finch
1Orchard Oriole
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Grackle
1Boat-tailed Grackle
2Yellow Warbler
1Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Northern Cardinal

May 17

2Mourning Dove
1Osprey
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-headed Woodpecker
5Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
3Fish Crow
2Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1Northern Parula
1Painted Bunting
1Barn Swallow

May 16

12Double-crested Cormorant
1Mississippi Kite

May 15

1Common Ground Dove
1Black Vulture
2Turkey Vulture

May 13

1Barred Owl
1Blackpoll Warbler
1Blue Jay
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch

May 12

1Wild Turkey
1Brown Pelican
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2American Robin
1Marsh Wren