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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 Clemson University/SCDNR--Cherry Farm

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

May 1

1Northern Yellow Warbler
2Mallard
1Wild Turkey
2Killdeer
2Spotted Sandpiper
1Solitary Sandpiper
4Least Sandpiper
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Barred Owl
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1White-eyed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
1American Crow
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
4Carolina Wren
2Eastern Bluebird
2American Goldfinch
2Eastern Towhee
1Hooded Warbler
1Summer Tanager
1Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting
1Louisiana Waterthrush
4Black Vulture
1Osprey
1Carolina Chickadee
2Tree Swallow
2Purple Martin
1European Starling
1Northern Mockingbird
3House Finch
1Orchard Oriole
1Brown-headed Cowbird

April 30

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Great Blue Heron
3Turkey Vulture
1Downy Woodpecker
8Fish Crow
2Tufted Titmouse
1Gray Catbird
3Chipping Sparrow
1Cape May Warbler
1Pine Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler

April 29

1Blackburnian Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager
1Red-headed Woodpecker
2Blue Jay
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Northern Parula
3Mourning Dove
1Double-crested Cormorant
1American Kestrel
1Eastern Phoebe
1Brown Thrasher
1Palm Warbler

April 28

2Common Raven
1Barn Swallow
1White-throated Sparrow