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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 Rivers Edge Public Nature Trail

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

August 22

3Mourning Dove
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Clapper Rail
1Spotted Sandpiper
11Laughing Gull
6Wood Stork
3Anhinga
1White Ibis
1Roseate Spoonbill
5Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Little Blue Heron
1Green Heron
3Great Egret
4Great Blue Heron
8Black Vulture
5Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Belted Kingfisher
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
2Blue Jay
2American Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1Barn Swallow
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
4Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
1Eastern Bluebird
1House Finch
1Common Grackle
1Hooded Warbler
3Pine Warbler
4Northern Cardinal

August 20

1Northern Mockingbird
1Red-winged Blackbird
3Boat-tailed Grackle
1Prothonotary Warbler
1American Redstart

August 19

1Fish Crow
5Snowy Egret
2Northern Yellow Warbler

August 17

1Gray Catbird