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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 1

3Mallard
3Rock Pigeon
5Killdeer
1Semipalmated Plover
2Solitary Sandpiper
3Least Sandpiper
1Osprey
1Eastern Phoebe
3American Crow
1Tufted Titmouse
3Barn Swallow
1Carolina Wren
1European Starling
1American Goldfinch
4Grasshopper Sparrow
1Savannah Sparrow
5Eastern Meadowlark
1Northern Cardinal

April 29

5Mourning Dove
1Eastern Kingbird
3Horned Lark
1Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
2Blue Grosbeak
1Green Heron
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2Indigo Bunting

April 28

14Lesser Yellowlegs
1Great Blue Heron
2Turkey Vulture
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Brown Thrasher
3Chipping Sparrow
1Spotted Sandpiper

April 27

3Black Vulture
1Northern Harrier
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1White-throated Sparrow
1Red-winged Blackbird

April 26

2Canada Goose
1American Wigeon
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Western Cattle-Egret
1Eastern Towhee
1Ruddy Duck
2Wild Turkey
1Wilson's Snipe
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Fish Crow
1Tree Swallow
1Wood Duck

April 25

1Black-necked Stilt
1American Kestrel
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Ring-billed Gull
1Forster's Tern
5Common Loon
1Double-crested Cormorant
2Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Downy Woodpecker
2Blue Jay
1Carolina Chickadee
1Field Sparrow
2Pine Warbler
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2Great Egret
1Purple Martin
12Cedar Waxwing
1American Pipit
1Yellow-breasted Chat
3Pectoral Sandpiper