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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 Oakhurst Landing And Nature Trail

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

October 21

21Canada Goose
1Mourning Dove
1Virginia Rail
12Laughing Gull
1Great Blue Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
6Northern Flicker
1Eastern Phoebe
4Blue Jay
6American Crow
5Fish Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Marsh Wren
1Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1Chipping Sparrow
1White-throated Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
4Swamp Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
6Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Yellowthroat
1Cape May Warbler
12Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting

October 20

1Turkey Vulture
1Brown Thrasher
1White-eyed Vireo
2European Starling

October 18

3Ring-billed Gull
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Bald Eagle
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Northern Mockingbird
1Common Grackle
1American Redstart
1Northern Parula

October 17

1American Robin
2House Finch
1Lincoln's Sparrow

October 16

3White Ibis
1Cooper's Hawk
1Northern House Wren

October 15

1Northern Harrier
1Winter Wren
1Rusty Blackbird
1Pine Warbler
1Nashville Warbler
1Palm Warbler
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak
1Blue Grosbeak