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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 Cowan's Ford Wildlife Refuge

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

May 15

3Mourning Dove
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Turkey Vulture
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Red-eyed Vireo
6Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1Barn Swallow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
2Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
1Chipping Sparrow
3Yellow-breasted Chat
1Orchard Oriole
1Brown-headed Cowbird
3Common Yellowthroat
1Pine Warbler
2Prairie Warbler
1Summer Tanager
3Northern Cardinal
5Indigo Bunting

May 14

2Osprey
1Pileated Woodpecker
1White-eyed Vireo
1Common Raven
2Eastern Bluebird
3House Finch
1American Goldfinch
5Red-winged Blackbird
1Yellow-rumped Warbler

May 13

1Red-tailed Hawk
2Great Crested Flycatcher
3Blue Jay
1American Crow
1Wood Thrush

May 11

1Wild Turkey
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1American Robin
1Field Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
2Blue Grosbeak

May 9

1Canada Goose
2Lesser Yellowlegs
2Great Blue Heron
1Downy Woodpecker
1Gray Catbird
15Cedar Waxwing
1Northern Parula
1Rock Pigeon
2Chimney Swift
3Greater Yellowlegs
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Northern Yellow Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager
1Wood Duck
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Killdeer
2Semipalmated Plover
4Least Sandpiper
1Semipalmated Sandpiper
1Snowy Egret
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Northern House Wren
1Swainson's Thrush
1Northern Waterthrush
6Prothonotary Warbler
1Hooded Warbler
1American Redstart