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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 Fants Grove Wildlife Management Area

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

May 12

4Canada Goose
1Mourning Dove
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Acadian Flycatcher
6White-eyed Vireo
3Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
1Carolina Chickadee
8Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
4Swainson's Thrush
2Wood Thrush
2American Goldfinch
7Chipping Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
3Yellow-breasted Chat
4Brown-headed Cowbird
1Louisiana Waterthrush
1Black-and-white Warbler
2Swainson's Warbler
3Hooded Warbler
4American Redstart
2Northern Parula
1Magnolia Warbler
5Pine Warbler
1Canada Warbler
2Summer Tanager
1Scarlet Tanager
7Northern Cardinal
2Blue Grosbeak
2Indigo Bunting
2Chuck-will's-widow
2Eastern Whip-poor-will
2Barred Owl
2Tree Swallow
2Eastern Bluebird
1Common Yellowthroat

May 10

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Great Blue Heron
1American Crow
1Tufted Titmouse

May 6

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Broad-winged Hawk
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
4Great Crested Flycatcher
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Gray Catbird
3Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
1Gray-cheeked Thrush
1American Robin
19Cedar Waxwing
3Red-winged Blackbird
1Worm-eating Warbler
1Northern Waterthrush
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Blackpoll Warbler
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
1Prairie Warbler
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak