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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 Valle Crucis Community Park

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

May 1

1Mourning Dove
6Chimney Swift
1Black Vulture
1Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Gray Catbird
1American Robin
1House Finch
1Chipping Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
1Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Cardinal

April 30

2Canada Goose
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Green Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
6Eastern Kingbird
8American Crow
1Common Raven
1Carolina Chickadee
30Tree Swallow
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Barn Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Northern House Wren
8American Goldfinch
2Field Sparrow
2Savannah Sparrow
1Orchard Oriole
10Red-winged Blackbird
4Common Grackle
1Northern Waterthrush
8Yellow Warbler
1Palm Warbler
1Indigo Bunting
1Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Warbling Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
5Blue Jay
15European Starling
5Eastern Bluebird
1Wood Thrush

April 28

3Tufted Titmouse
1Baltimore Oriole

April 27

1Killdeer
1Carolina Wren

April 26

1Great Blue Heron
1American Kestrel
1Cliff Swallow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Sedge Wren
1Swamp Sparrow
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Brown-headed Cowbird