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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 Cedar Fork District Park

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

May 13

2Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
3Black Vulture
2Turkey Vulture
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1White-eyed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
1American Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
4Barn Swallow
4Carolina Wren
2European Starling
1Brown Thrasher
3Eastern Bluebird
1House Finch
1American Goldfinch
8Chipping Sparrow
1Common Yellowthroat
1Hooded Warbler
1Northern Parula
1Pine Warbler
7Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting
1Barred Owl

May 12

1Great Blue Heron
1Bald Eagle
6Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1American Robin
1Tree Swallow
2Brown-headed Cowbird
2Northern Waterthrush
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1American Redstart
1Magnolia Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler

May 11

2Mallard
1Mourning Dove
1Acadian Flycatcher
3Gray Catbird
1Eastern Towhee
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Grackle

May 9

1Cooper's Hawk
1Fish Crow
1Song Sparrow