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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 Clemson University/SCDNR--Cherry Farm

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

December 17

1Carolina Chickadee
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

December 16

7Mallard
1Canvasback
24Redhead
5Ruddy Duck
4Wild Turkey
3Eurasian Collared-Dove
4Killdeer
3Bonaparte's Gull
5Ring-billed Gull
4Pied-billed Grebe
25Horned Grebe
2Common Loon
1Great Blue Heron
2Black Vulture
4Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
3Eastern Phoebe
2Blue Jay
2American Crow
2Tufted Titmouse
5Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Winter Wren
2Carolina Wren
60European Starling
2Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
54American Pipit
6House Finch
1American Goldfinch
60Chipping Sparrow
13White-throated Sparrow
8Song Sparrow
4Eastern Towhee
1Orange-crowned Warbler
3Palm Warbler
1Pine Warbler
5Yellow-rumped Warbler
7Northern Cardinal

December 15

5Hooded Merganser
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Downy Woodpecker
7Red-winged Blackbird

December 11

1Northern Flicker
2Savannah Sparrow
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Hermit Thrush