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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.

July 4

1Mourning Dove
1Black Vulture
3Swallow-tailed Kite
3Mississippi Kite
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1White-eyed Vireo
1Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
3White-breasted Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Orchard Oriole
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
2Yellow-throated Warbler
1Northern Cardinal
1Painted Bunting
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Clapper Rail
1Common Gallinule
4Laughing Gull
5Anhinga
3Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Green Heron
6Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
7Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Downy Woodpecker
3Eastern Wood-Pewee
4Great Crested Flycatcher
2Marsh Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
5Common Grackle
1Boat-tailed Grackle
4Common Yellowthroat
3Northern Parula
1Pine Warbler
1Summer Tanager
2Indigo Bunting

July 3

1Pileated Woodpecker
1Brown Thrasher

July 1

1Little Blue Heron
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Killdeer
1Wood Stork
1Least Bittern
1Snowy Egret
1Eastern Kingbird
2American Crow
2Barn Swallow
2Eastern Bluebird
1Blue Grosbeak
1Blue Jay
1Prothonotary Warbler