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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 Dobbins Farm, Townville SC (sensitive site - respect farm operations)

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

May 25

8Mourning Dove
3Killdeer
1Great Blue Heron
5Black Vulture
2Turkey Vulture
2Osprey
3Eastern Kingbird
3American Crow
2Barn Swallow
5European Starling
2Northern Mockingbird
6Eastern Bluebird
1Grasshopper Sparrow
10Eastern Meadowlark
12Red-winged Blackbird
5Brown-headed Cowbird
2Northern Cardinal
2Blue Grosbeak
4Mallard
25Rock Pigeon
1Semipalmated Sandpiper
1Green Heron
1Blue Jay
1Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1Horned Lark
1Carolina Wren
1Field Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Indigo Bunting

May 23

1Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Red-eyed Vireo
6Least Sandpiper
1Great Egret

May 22

1Loggerhead Shrike
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2Chipping Sparrow

May 21

2Western Cattle-Egret
1House Finch
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Belted Kingfisher
2American Goldfinch
3Savannah Sparrow
1Bobolink

May 20

1Spotted Sandpiper
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Dickcissel

May 19

1Greater Yellowlegs
1Sandhill Crane
1Lesser Yellowlegs
1House Sparrow
1Fish Crow
1Brown Thrasher