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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 Beatty's Ford Park

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

January 7

2Black Vulture
1Blue Jay
1Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1Carolina Wren
2Eastern Bluebird
6American Robin
5House Finch
4Dark-eyed Junco
1Palm Warbler
1Pine Warbler
2Northern Cardinal

January 5

8Mallard
2Mourning Dove
50Ring-billed Gull
1Great Blue Heron
2Great Horned Owl
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
17Canada Goose
1Bonaparte's Gull
4Common Loon
1Belted Kingfisher
1Northern Flicker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
4Yellow-rumped Warbler

January 4

2American Herring Gull
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Pacific Loon
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1White-throated Sparrow
1Turkey Vulture
1Northern Mockingbird
1Hermit Thrush
8Cedar Waxwing
1Bald Eagle
7Bufflehead
1American Goldfinch
1White-breasted Nuthatch
3House Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
1Orange-crowned Warbler
5American Crow