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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 Caw Caw Interpretive Center

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

October 30

1Great Egret
5Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
3Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Blue Jay
30American Crow
20Fish Crow
8Carolina Chickadee
12Tufted Titmouse
2Barn Swallow
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Winter Wren
15Red-winged Blackbird
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
6Northern Cardinal

October 29

4Mourning Dove
1Hermit Thrush
4Wild Turkey
1Snowy Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Cooper's Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
6Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2White-eyed Vireo
3Carolina Wren
3Gray Catbird
2Swamp Sparrow
2Pine Warbler

October 26

2Common Gallinule
1Pied-billed Grebe
2Wood Stork
26White Ibis
2Black Vulture
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Northern House Wren
3Eastern Bluebird
1White-throated Sparrow
1Savannah Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
1Palm Warbler

October 25

1Little Blue Heron
1Eastern Towhee
1Common Grackle
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Prairie Warbler
1Painted Bunting
1Marsh Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
1Common Yellowthroat
1Indigo Bunting
2Bald Eagle
1Hairy Woodpecker
5Tree Swallow
2House Finch
1King Rail
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Sedge Wren
1Clapper Rail
1Anhinga
10Roseate Spoonbill
3Tricolored Heron
1Osprey
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
2American Robin
2Cedar Waxwing
2Boat-tailed Grackle

October 24

1Northern Waterthrush