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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 Blue Ridge Pkwy--Mills River Valley Overlook

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

September 17

3Turkey Vulture
2Broad-winged Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Common Raven
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Northern Flicker
3American Kestrel
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Gray Catbird
2Tennessee Warbler
1Cape May Warbler

September 16

1Mourning Dove
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
3Blue Jay
2Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
2White-breasted Nuthatch
3Carolina Wren
2Brown Thrasher
5Eastern Towhee
1Worm-eating Warbler
1Hooded Warbler
1Northern Parula
1Northern Cardinal
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak
6Chimney Swift
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Northern Harrier
1American Crow
2Swainson's Thrush
7Cedar Waxwing
3Dark-eyed Junco
1Nashville Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
2Black-throated Blue Warbler

September 15

1Osprey
1Golden Eagle
1Cooper's Hawk
1Merlin

September 14

1American Goldfinch
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Red-breasted Nuthatch
1American Redstart
1Magnolia Warbler

September 13

1Song Sparrow
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Olive-sided Flycatcher
1Bay-breasted Warbler
1Blackburnian Warbler
1Black-throated Green Warbler