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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 Dorothea Dix Park

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

May 1

1Chimney Swift
1Mississippi Kite
1Belted Kingfisher
2Eastern Kingbird
3American Crow
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Carolina Wren
4Northern Mockingbird
1American Robin
3Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting
1Painted Bunting

April 29

1Great Blue Heron
1Brown Thrasher
2Eastern Bluebird
2House Finch
2Chipping Sparrow
1Savannah Sparrow
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Brown-headed Cowbird
3Blue Grosbeak
2Canada Goose
1Killdeer
1White-eyed Vireo
2Tufted Titmouse
2European Starling
2American Goldfinch
2Song Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
1Common Grackle
1Pine Warbler
1Mourning Dove
1Black Vulture
3Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Red-eyed Vireo
3Blue Jay
1Carolina Chickadee
1White-breasted Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Northern House Wren
3Gray Catbird
1Field Sparrow
1Common Yellowthroat

April 28

1Red-tailed Hawk
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Fish Crow
1Cedar Waxwing
2House Sparrow
2White-throated Sparrow
1Orchard Oriole
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Yellow-rumped Warbler

April 27

1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Hermit Thrush
1Swamp Sparrow
1Cooper's Hawk
1Downy Woodpecker

April 25

1Palm Warbler
1Summer Tanager