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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.

The Club provides this website to all for free.

By becoming a member, you support the activities of the Club, receive reduced registration fee for meetings, can participate in bonus field trips, and receive our publications.

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Recent reports from Fants Grove Waterfowl Area

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

October 14

3Mourning Dove ✓
2Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
1Killdeer ✓
1Greater Yellowlegs ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
18Turkey Vulture ✓
2Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
2Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
2Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
2Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
6Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
4Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
1Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
7Eastern Phoebe ✓
6Blue Jay ✓
6American Crow ✓
4Carolina Chickadee ✓
2Tufted Titmouse ✓
2White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
1Sedge Wren
5Carolina Wren ✓
6European Starling ✓
3Brown Thrasher ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓
7Eastern Bluebird ✓
1American Robin ✓
2House Finch ✓
60American Goldfinch ✓
3Song Sparrow ✓
4Swamp Sparrow ✓
2Eastern Towhee ✓
3Eastern Meadowlark ✓
7Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Northern Waterthrush ✓
2Common Yellowthroat ✓
2Palm Warbler ✓
8Northern Cardinal ✓
3Blue Grosbeak ✓
1Indigo Bunting ✓