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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 Howell Woods Env. Learning Center

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

May 15

1Northern Bobwhite
1Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Killdeer
1Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Eastern Phoebe
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
1Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1Purple Martin
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
1European Starling
1Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1Swainson's Thrush
1American Robin
1House Finch
1Chipping Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Ovenbird
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Kentucky Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
1Hooded Warbler
1Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Summer Tanager
1Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
1Indigo Bunting

May 13

1Barred Owl
1Eastern Kingbird
1American Crow
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Brown Thrasher
1Prothonotary Warbler

May 12

1Spotted Sandpiper
1Great Egret
2Red-tailed Hawk
3Barn Swallow
5Wood Thrush
2American Goldfinch
2Savannah Sparrow
1Orchard Oriole
1Common Grackle
3Swainson's Warbler
1Northern Parula