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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 Mills River WTP

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

May 1

6Canada Goose
1Ring-necked Duck
1Eastern Kingbird
2American Crow
4Barn Swallow
1Brown-headed Cowbird
XEuropean Starling
XSong Sparrow
XRed-winged Blackbird

April 27

1Mourning Dove
2Red-tailed Hawk
1Downy Woodpecker
1Purple Martin
1Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
1Chipping Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
2Orchard Oriole
1Palm Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Turkey Vulture
3Blue Jay
1Tree Swallow
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
2House Finch
4American Goldfinch
1Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting

April 26

1Pied-billed Grebe
2Chimney Swift
1Killdeer
5Common Grackle
XDouble-crested Cormorant

April 25

1Mallard
1Spotted Sandpiper
16Willet
1Great Blue Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Cliff Swallow
2Solitary Sandpiper
1Black Vulture
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Brown Thrasher
1Field Sparrow
3Forster's Tern