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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 Cox Community Park

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

May 23

2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
2Mourning Dove
2Chimney Swift
2Clapper Rail
1Black-bellied Plover
1Killdeer
30Semipalmated Plover
5Hudsonian Whimbrel
5Short-billed Dowitcher
1Ruddy Turnstone
20Least Sandpiper
1Western Sandpiper
2Laughing Gull
2Black Skimmer
10Least Tern
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Little Blue Heron
5Snowy Egret
2Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2Red-eyed Vireo
4Blue Jay
6Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
2Purple Martin
1Barn Swallow
1Carolina Wren
2European Starling
2Brown Thrasher
6Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
2American Robin
4House Sparrow
4House Finch
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Grackle
4Boat-tailed Grackle
2Northern Cardinal

May 21

9Canada Goose
2American Oystercatcher
1Willet
14Semipalmated Sandpiper
2Tricolored Heron
4Brown Pelican
1Black Vulture
2Turkey Vulture
1Mississippi Kite
1Red-headed Woodpecker
3Northern Rough-winged Swallow
4Red-winged Blackbird