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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.

February 8

20Canada Goose
4Mallard
1American Black Duck
1Mourning Dove
8Killdeer
1Spotted Sandpiper
2Pied-billed Grebe
7Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Blue Heron
3Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Northern Flicker
1American Kestrel
8Eastern Phoebe
2Blue Jay
4American Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
10Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Northern House Wren
1Winter Wren
5Carolina Wren
2Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
4Hermit Thrush
250American Robin
15Cedar Waxwing
5House Finch
2American Goldfinch
30White-throated Sparrow
10Song Sparrow
20Red-winged Blackbird
5Common Grackle
2Pine Warbler
10Yellow-rumped Warbler
5Northern Cardinal
2Rock Pigeon
1Belted Kingfisher
1Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee

February 3

1Downy Woodpecker

February 2

25Ring-billed Gull
2American Herring Gull
1Field Sparrow
1Orange-crowned Warbler