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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 Saluda Riverwalk

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

April 16

1Canada Goose
4Mallard
4Killdeer
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Great Blue Heron
3Black Vulture
1Osprey
1Belted Kingfisher
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2American Crow
1Barn Swallow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Carolina Wren
1Red-winged Blackbird
2Common Grackle
3Northern Cardinal

April 15

14Wood Duck
2Rock Pigeon
5Mourning Dove
2Chimney Swift
2Double-crested Cormorant
2Turkey Vulture
1Red-headed Woodpecker
5Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
3Eastern Phoebe
6White-eyed Vireo
3Red-eyed Vireo
9Blue Jay
4Fish Crow
20Carolina Chickadee
15Tufted Titmouse
7Northern Rough-winged Swallow
20Cliff Swallow
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
10Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Northern House Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
1Wood Thrush
35Cedar Waxwing
2House Finch
15American Goldfinch
40White-throated Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
3Brown-headed Cowbird
1Worm-eating Warbler
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Swainson's Warbler
1Hooded Warbler
6Northern Parula
2Pine Warbler
8Yellow-rumped Warbler
3Yellow-throated Warbler
1Prairie Warbler
1Summer Tanager
1Painted Bunting
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Pied-billed Grebe
1American Kestrel
1Brown Thrasher
2Chipping Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow

April 14

2Blue-winged Teal
1Red-tailed Hawk
1American Robin
1Lincoln's Sparrow
1Prothonotary Warbler

April 13

1Green Heron
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Barred Owl
1Blue-headed Vireo
1Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
1Ovenbird
1American Redstart

April 12

1Orange-crowned Warbler
1Eurasian Collared-Dove
1Louisiana Waterthrush

April 11

1Peregrine Falcon
1European Starling
1Tennessee Warbler
1Nashville Warbler
1Kentucky Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
1Blue Grosbeak

April 10

1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Song Sparrow