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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 Blue Clay Bike Park

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

January 18

2Mallard
2Hooded Merganser
5Mourning Dove
9Laughing Gull
16Ring-billed Gull
12American Herring Gull
4Lesser Black-backed Gull
1Little Blue Heron
1Great Egret
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
3Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
4Eastern Phoebe
2Blue Jay
12American Crow
6Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
7Carolina Wren
1European Starling
2Northern Mockingbird
9Eastern Bluebird
4American Robin
3Cedar Waxwing
9House Finch
1Grasshopper Sparrow
200Chipping Sparrow
4Field Sparrow
2White-throated Sparrow
5Vesper Sparrow
55Savannah Sparrow
67Song Sparrow
20Swamp Sparrow
3Eastern Towhee
23Red-winged Blackbird
17Common Grackle
1Orange-crowned Warbler
16Yellow-rumped Warbler
9Northern Cardinal

January 17

1Greater Yellowlegs
1Glaucous Gull
1Great Blue Heron
4Turkey Vulture
1Northern Harrier
2Red-tailed Hawk
1Loggerhead Shrike
4Fish Crow
8Brown-headed Nuthatch
5Northern House Wren
1Sedge Wren
1Purple Finch
2American Goldfinch
1Fox Sparrow
1Pine Warbler