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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 Rattlesnake Lodge Trail (from Ox Creek Rd.)

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

May 15

2Mourning Dove
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Blue-headed Vireo
4Red-eyed Vireo
1American Crow
2Tufted Titmouse
1White-breasted Nuthatch
3Carolina Wren
1Wood Thrush
2Eastern Towhee
2Ovenbird
1Worm-eating Warbler
2Black-and-white Warbler
2Hooded Warbler
1American Redstart
1Cerulean Warbler
1Blackburnian Warbler
2Black-throated Green Warbler
2Scarlet Tanager
2Northern Cardinal
2Indigo Bunting

May 13

2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Turkey Vulture
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Downy Woodpecker
3Hairy Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
2Blue Jay
9Carolina Chickadee
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Brown Thrasher
3Swainson's Thrush
1American Robin
12Cedar Waxwing
4American Goldfinch
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Baltimore Oriole
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Yellowthroat
3Cape May Warbler
2Northern Parula
1Bay-breasted Warbler
1Chestnut-sided Warbler
5Blackpoll Warbler
4Black-throated Blue Warbler

May 10

1Common Raven
1Veery