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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.

April 26

2Mourning Dove
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1White-eyed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
3Tufted Titmouse
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
1Chipping Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
4Brown-headed Cowbird
1Worm-eating Warbler
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Pine Warbler
4Northern Cardinal
7Canada Goose
2American Crow
2Wood Thrush
1American Goldfinch
1White-throated Sparrow
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Hooded Warbler
1Indigo Bunting

April 24

1American Bittern
2Great Blue Heron
1Carolina Chickadee
1Eastern Bluebird
3Red-winged Blackbird
1Prothonotary Warbler
2Common Yellowthroat
1American Redstart
1Northern Parula
12Wood Duck
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Barred Owl
4Red-headed Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
3Great Crested Flycatcher
4Blue Jay
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Gray Catbird
1Common Grackle
1Swainson's Warbler
2Summer Tanager
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak
1Blue Grosbeak
3Chuck-will's-widow

April 23

1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Purple Martin
1Barn Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Sedge Wren
1American Robin
2Swamp Sparrow
1Ovenbird
1Louisiana Waterthrush
2Northern Waterthrush
1Palm Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager

April 21

2King Rail
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Marsh Wren

April 20

1Northern Rough-winged Swallow