About the Club

Mission Statement

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


Join us — Join, Renew, Donate

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.

The Club provides this website to all for free.

By becoming a member, you support the activities of the Club, receive reduced registration fee for meetings, can participate in bonus field trips, and receive our publications.

Join, Renew, or Donate now!


Other Resources (NOT sponsored by Carolina Bird Club)



Recent reports from Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)

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

May 23

20Canada Goose
2Mallard
1Wild Turkey
3Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2Chimney Swift
6Killdeer
70Semipalmated Plover
3Hudsonian Whimbrel
2Spotted Sandpiper
1Greater Yellowlegs
51Ruddy Turnstone
1Dunlin
200Least Sandpiper
5Semipalmated Sandpiper
2Great Egret
7Great Blue Heron
6Black Vulture
2Turkey Vulture
2Osprey
1Barred Owl
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
1American Crow
1Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
8Tufted Titmouse
2Bank Swallow
30Tree Swallow
30Northern Rough-winged Swallow
30Barn Swallow
6Cliff Swallow
7Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
4Carolina Wren
1Wood Thrush
25American Goldfinch
1Chipping Sparrow
1Orchard Oriole
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Ovenbird
1Louisiana Waterthrush
1Common Yellowthroat
2Pine Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
2Summer Tanager
1Scarlet Tanager
4Northern Cardinal
2Blue Grosbeak
4Indigo Bunting
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Grackle

May 19

2Pileated Woodpecker
2Yellow-throated Vireo
1Blue-headed Vireo
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1American Robin
1Eastern Towhee
2Yellow-breasted Chat
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Hooded Warbler
1American Redstart
4White-rumped Sandpiper
1Mississippi Kite
1Blue Jay
1Northern Parula

May 18

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Pectoral Sandpiper
1Northern Flicker
2Eastern Bluebird
2Northern Yellow Warbler
1Blackpoll Warbler

May 17

1Lesser Yellowlegs
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Alder Flycatcher