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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 Romney Street Site (former landfill)

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

November 7

1Mourning Dove ✓
2Clapper Rail ✓
1Killdeer ✓
1Great Egret ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
2Eastern Phoebe ✓
1American Crow ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
2Northern House Wren ✓
3Gray Catbird ✓
3House Finch ✓
3Song Sparrow ✓
2Swamp Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Meadowlark ✓
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
2Common Yellowthroat ✓
1Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
1Clay-colored Sparrow
1Wood Stork ✓
1Brown Pelican ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Northern Harrier ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
1Eastern Bluebird ✓
1Savannah Sparrow ✓
1Palm Warbler ✓
2Northern Cardinal ✓
14Rock Pigeon ✓
5Laughing Gull ✓
1Forster's Tern ✓
1Royal Tern ✓
3Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Little Blue Heron ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
5Sedge Wren ✓
2Carolina Wren ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
1Hermit Thrush ✓
4American Pipit ✓
1Chipping Sparrow ✓
1Field Sparrow ✓
5White-throated Sparrow ✓
1Vesper Sparrow ✓
1Lincoln's Sparrow
1Baltimore Oriole ✓
1Tennessee Warbler
1American Redstart ✓
1Wilson's Snipe ✓
25Tree Swallow ✓
1White-crowned Sparrow ✓
1Red-winged Blackbird ✓
35Common Grackle ✓
1Indigo Bunting
1Painted Bunting ✓
1Merlin ✓
3Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Loggerhead Shrike ✓
2Fish Crow ✓
2Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Orange-crowned Warbler ✓
20Canada Goose ✓
3White Ibis ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
1Eastern Marsh Wren ✓
6European Starling ✓
1Grasshopper Sparrow

November 5

2Bald Eagle ✓
1Carolina Chickadee ✓

November 4

1Anhinga ✓
3Glossy Ibis ✓

November 3

2Barn Swallow ✓
2Ring-billed Gull ✓
1Snowy Egret ✓
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓

November 1

1Peregrine Falcon ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓