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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.

January 8

7Horned Grebe
1Common Loon
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
2Blue Jay
4American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
5Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
150European Starling
1Eastern Bluebird
1House Finch
1American Goldfinch
40Chipping Sparrow
5White-throated Sparrow
300Brown-headed Cowbird
1Orange-crowned Warbler
3Palm Warbler
3Pine Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
3Northern Cardinal
1Bufflehead
3Mourning Dove
5Killdeer
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Northern Flicker
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Northern Mockingbird

January 6

1Ring-billed Gull
5Turkey Vulture
9Savannah Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee

January 5

5Bonaparte's Gull
1Cedar Waxwing
1Eurasian Collared-Dove
1Pied-billed Grebe
2Great Blue Heron
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Brown Thrasher
1Hermit Thrush
50American Robin

January 2

1American Pipit
1Gadwall
3Northern Pintail
17Black Vulture
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Brown-headed Nuthatch