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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 White House Rd. loop

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

October 10

21Rock Pigeon ✓
8Mourning Dove ✓
10Killdeer ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
2Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
50European Starling ✓
1Red-winged Blackbird ✓
300Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
9Palm Warbler ✓
7Northern Cardinal ✓
1Blue Grosbeak ✓
20Canada Goose ✓
5Wood Duck ✓
1Common Gallinule ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
3Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
2Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Blue Jay ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓

October 9

2Chimney Swift ✓
10Black Vulture ✓
20Turkey Vulture ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
1Merlin ✓
4American Crow ✓
8Carolina Chickadee ✓
8Tufted Titmouse ✓
8Tree Swallow ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓
2House Finch ✓
3Northern Flicker ✓

October 6

2Great Egret ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
2White-eyed Vireo ✓
1Loggerhead Shrike ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
2Eastern Bluebird ✓
1Swainson's Thrush ✓
1American Goldfinch ✓
3American Redstart ✓
1Cape May Warbler ✓
1Northern Parula ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓
5Indigo Bunting ✓
2Painted Bunting ✓