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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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By becoming a member, you support the activities of the Club, receive reduced registration fee for meetings, can participate in bonus field trips, and receive our publications.

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Recent reports from J. Morgan Futch Game Land--NW Access Point

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

November 10

6Wood Duck ✓
1Mourning Dove ✓
12American Coot ✓
2Killdeer ✓
3Long-billed Dowitcher ✓
1Wilson's Snipe ✓
1Lesser Yellowlegs ✓
6Greater Yellowlegs ✓
100Dunlin ✓
3Least Sandpiper ✓
6Pectoral Sandpiper
1Ring-billed Gull ✓
7White Ibis ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
3Black Vulture ✓
9Turkey Vulture ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
5Northern Harrier ✓
2Bald Eagle ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
2Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
2American Kestrel ✓
3Eastern Phoebe ✓
2American Crow ✓
5Tree Swallow ✓
2Northern House Wren ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
6European Starling ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
2Eastern Bluebird ✓
5American Goldfinch ✓
6White-throated Sparrow ✓
3Song Sparrow ✓
8Swamp Sparrow ✓
5Eastern Meadowlark ✓
150Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Common Grackle ✓
3Pine Warbler ✓
22Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
1Northern Cardinal ✓