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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 King’s Bridge Conservation Area

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

May 9

1Common Merganser
2Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
6Spotted Sandpiper
9Solitary Sandpiper
1Greater Yellowlegs
2Least Sandpiper
13Black Vulture
3Turkey Vulture
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Great Crested Flycatcher
4Blue Jay
2American Crow
1Fish Crow
2Tufted Titmouse
3Tree Swallow
1Barn Swallow
2Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
2Eastern Bluebird
7Cedar Waxwing
2House Finch
7American Goldfinch
1Grasshopper Sparrow
2Field Sparrow
2Savannah Sparrow
4Song Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
1Yellow-breasted Chat
13Red-winged Blackbird
3Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Grackle
2Common Yellowthroat
1Hooded Warbler
2American Redstart
1Cape May Warbler
1Northern Parula
4Northern Cardinal
3Indigo Bunting

May 4

1Osprey
1Sharp-shinned Hawk

May 3

2Killdeer
2Lesser Yellowlegs
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Carolina Chickadee
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Northern Mockingbird
2American Robin
1Orchard Oriole