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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.

October 29

3Black Vulture ✓
4Turkey Vulture ✓
1Osprey ✓
2Bald Eagle ✓
3Tufted Titmouse ✓
2Carolina Wren ✓
5European Starling ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
5Northern Cardinal ✓
4Canada Goose ✓
7Mallard ✓
1Mottled Duck ✓
2Mourning Dove ✓
1Killdeer ✓
1Pied-billed Grebe ✓
4Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
2Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
4Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
2Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
4Northern Flicker ✓
2American Kestrel ✓
2Eastern Phoebe ✓
4Blue Jay ✓
5American Crow ✓
10Carolina Chickadee ✓
8Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1Winter Wren ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
2Hermit Thrush ✓
1American Robin ✓
2House Finch ✓
20White-throated Sparrow ✓
2Eastern Towhee ✓
4Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Tennessee Warbler ✓
1American Redstart ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓
4Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
1Scarlet Tanager ✓

October 26

2Spotted Sandpiper ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
1Cape May Warbler ✓
3Northern Parula ✓