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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 8

3Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Killdeer
1Great Blue Heron
6Turkey Vulture
4Red-shouldered Hawk
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2White-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
4American Crow
2Fish Crow
2Tufted Titmouse
4European Starling
2Gray Catbird
10Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
4American Robin
8Cedar Waxwing
1House Sparrow
4House Finch
2American Goldfinch
10Chipping Sparrow
2White-throated Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
2Red-winged Blackbird
4Pine Warbler
6Northern Cardinal
2Blue Grosbeak
2Indigo Bunting

May 6

1Red-tailed Hawk
1Northern House Wren
1Carolina Wren
1Song Sparrow
1Brown-headed Cowbird
6Common Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
10Canada Goose
3Eastern Kingbird

May 4

2Brown Thrasher
1Scarlet Tanager
1Mourning Dove
1Black Vulture
1Red-headed Woodpecker
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
1Red-eyed Vireo
2Carolina Chickadee
3White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Swainson's Thrush
1American Redstart
1Northern Parula
1Palm Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Veery
2Black-and-white Warbler
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
1Tree Swallow
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Barn Swallow
1Swamp Sparrow
1Orchard Oriole
1Prairie Warbler

May 3

1Field Sparrow
2Great Horned Owl
1Painted Bunting
1Rock Pigeon
1Barred Owl
1Purple Martin
1Ovenbird
1Worm-eating Warbler

May 2

1Northern Flicker
1Savannah Sparrow
1Summer Tanager