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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 Joseph McDowell Historical Catawba Greenway

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

October 3

4Yellow-billed Cuckoo
7Chimney Swift
2Killdeer
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
4Red-bellied Woodpecker
6Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
3Northern Flicker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
4Eastern Phoebe
5White-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
6American Crow
1Fish Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Northern House Wren
9Carolina Wren
3Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
2Cedar Waxwing
7Chipping Sparrow
16Field Sparrow
1White-throated Sparrow
1Savannah Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
1Lincoln's Sparrow
1Black-and-white Warbler
5Tennessee Warbler
2American Redstart
1Cape May Warbler
1Magnolia Warbler
1Bay-breasted Warbler
1Blackburnian Warbler
2Chestnut-sided Warbler
1Palm Warbler
2Black-throated Green Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager
12Northern Cardinal
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak
4Blue Grosbeak
4Indigo Bunting

October 2

1Northern Parula