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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 Camp Hall (Avian Commons Recreation Area)

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

May 13

14Canada Goose
2Wood Duck
4Mourning Dove
4Chimney Swift
1Common Gallinule
8Killdeer
1Spotted Sandpiper
2Solitary Sandpiper
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Least Sandpiper
2Least Tern
1Anhinga
2Double-crested Cormorant
1Little Blue Heron
1Western Cattle-Egret
4Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Great Crested Flycatcher
4Eastern Kingbird
4White-eyed Vireo
2Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
1Purple Martin
4Barn Swallow
6Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
2Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
12Cedar Waxwing
10Eastern Towhee
4Yellow-breasted Chat
6Orchard Oriole
4Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
10Common Grackle
4Common Yellowthroat
2Northern Parula
4Pine Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
3Prairie Warbler
2Summer Tanager
4Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
2Indigo Bunting
2Painted Bunting
1Northern Bobwhite
1King Rail
3Semipalmated Plover
1Wood Stork
1Least Bittern
1Green Heron
2Great Blue Heron
2Yellow-throated Vireo
1Loggerhead Shrike
2Blue Jay
2American Crow
2Tufted Titmouse
2Brown Thrasher
1Virginia Rail
1American Coot
2Great Egret
3Red-headed Woodpecker
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Chipping Sparrow

May 12

1Mallard
1Tree Swallow
3Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1European Starling
1Boat-tailed Grackle

May 11

2Lesser Yellowlegs
1Black-crowned Night Heron
4Black Vulture
1Mississippi Kite
2Bank Swallow
1House Finch