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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--Tanbark Ridge Tunnel (North End)

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

May 15

1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Yellow-throated Vireo
2Blue-headed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Common Raven
1Chipping Sparrow
1Hooded Warbler
2American Redstart
2Cerulean Warbler
1Blackburnian Warbler
1Black-throated Green Warbler
2Scarlet Tanager
4Mourning Dove
1Tufted Titmouse
2White-breasted Nuthatch
2Wood Thrush
1American Goldfinch
2Ovenbird
2Black-and-white Warbler
1Northern Parula
3Black-throated Blue Warbler

May 14

1Eastern Towhee
1Hairy Woodpecker
3American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
2Eastern Bluebird
2American Robin
2Worm-eating Warbler
4Indigo Bunting

May 13

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Acadian Flycatcher
1Swainson's Thrush
1Palm Warbler
1Eastern Phoebe
1Red-bellied Woodpecker

May 12

2Canada Goose
1Cape May Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Northern Flicker
1Carolina Wren
1Tennessee Warbler
2Blackpoll Warbler
2Northern Cardinal

May 11

2Wild Turkey
1Veery
3Yellow-rumped Warbler

May 10

2Turkey Vulture
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Downy Woodpecker

May 9

2Red-winged Blackbird
1Summer Tanager
1Northern Harrier
1Dark-eyed Junco
1Swainson's Warbler
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak
1Brown-headed Cowbird