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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.

January 13

1Great Blue Heron
1Great Horned Owl
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Tufted Titmouse
1Winter Wren
10American Robin
1Chipping Sparrow
1Fox Sparrow
3Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
1Wood Duck
1Mallard
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
3American Crow
2Carolina Wren
4Brown Thrasher
1Eastern Bluebird
3Hermit Thrush
5American Goldfinch
19White-throated Sparrow
6Eastern Towhee
210Red-winged Blackbird
3Northern Cardinal
1Killdeer
2American Woodcock

January 12

1Black Vulture
2Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
4Carolina Chickadee
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Purple Finch
6Pine Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler

January 8

3Snow Goose
1Blue Jay
2Canada Goose
2Eastern Phoebe
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
3Brown-headed Nuthatch