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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 Landsford Canal State Historic Site (west)

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

May 15

20Canada Goose
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Downy Woodpecker
2Eastern Kingbird
2Red-eyed Vireo
2Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Swainson's Thrush
2Wood Thrush
1American Robin
1Chipping Sparrow
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
2Common Grackle
2Louisiana Waterthrush
2Northern Waterthrush
2Black-and-white Warbler
4Prothonotary Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Parula
2Blackpoll Warbler
1Pine Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Summer Tanager
4Northern Cardinal

May 13

1Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
4Turkey Vulture
3Osprey
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
3Great Crested Flycatcher
1Purple Martin
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
1Canada Warbler

May 10

1Swainson's Warbler
1Hooded Warbler
1Mourning Dove
2Fish Crow
2American Goldfinch
1Acadian Flycatcher

May 9

1Solitary Sandpiper
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1American Redstart
1Yellow-throated Vireo
4Northern Rough-winged Swallow
5Cliff Swallow
1Chimney Swift
1Belted Kingfisher
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
2White-eyed Vireo
1Red-breasted Merganser
2Spotted Sandpiper
1Green Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Tree Swallow
1Orchard Oriole