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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


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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 Ecusta Pond (private)

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

May 1

4Hooded Merganser
3Mourning Dove
11Double-crested Cormorant
15Great Blue Heron
1Cooper's Hawk
1Red-eyed Vireo
3Blue Jay
3Carolina Chickadee
3Tree Swallow
3Northern Rough-winged Swallow
11Barn Swallow
1Northern House Wren
3Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
3American Robin
7House Finch
1White-crowned Sparrow
1Savannah Sparrow
4Song Sparrow
4Eastern Towhee
4Eastern Meadowlark
1Red-winged Blackbird
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Grackle
2Cape May Warbler
1Yellow Warbler
3Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting

April 29

4Canada Goose
1Mallard
1Red-breasted Merganser
1Caspian Tern
2Belted Kingfisher
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Osprey
2American Crow
1European Starling

April 28

1Yellow-rumped Warbler

April 27

2Blue-winged Teal
1Solitary Sandpiper

April 26

2Greater Scaup
1Bald Eagle
1Gray Catbird
1Chimney Swift
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Green Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Downy Woodpecker
1White-eyed Vireo
1Brown Thrasher
2Lesser Scaup
1Chipping Sparrow

April 25

1Killdeer
10Forster's Tern
1Snowy Egret
1Blue Grosbeak
1American Herring Gull
2Turkey Vulture
1Muscovy Duck
1Common Merganser
2Ruddy Duck
1American Coot
1Great Egret
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
4Eastern Kingbird
3Tufted Titmouse
2Field Sparrow
1Common Yellowthroat