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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 Lake Strom Thurmond--Below Dam Rec Area

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

May 8

1Mallard
2Mourning Dove
12Spotted Sandpiper
2Black Vulture
2Osprey
1Red-headed Woodpecker
3Great Crested Flycatcher
1White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo
4Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
3Barn Swallow
100Cliff Swallow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
6Carolina Wren
1European Starling
1Northern Mockingbird
7Eastern Bluebird
6Chipping Sparrow
1Yellow-breasted Chat
4Orchard Oriole
10Common Grackle
6Northern Cardinal

May 6

1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Blue Jay
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1House Finch
1American Goldfinch
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Northern Parula
1Summer Tanager

May 3

3Turkey Vulture
1Wild Turkey
1Rock Pigeon
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Blue Heron
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Hairy Woodpecker
4Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Acadian Flycatcher
3Eastern Phoebe
4Red-eyed Vireo
XAmerican Crow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Gray Catbird
1Wood Thrush
2Eastern Towhee
1Louisiana Waterthrush
4Black-and-white Warbler
1Swainson's Warbler
3Kentucky Warbler
2Hooded Warbler
4American Redstart
3Black-throated Blue Warbler
3Pine Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak
1Red-breasted Merganser
1Belted Kingfisher