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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 Williamson Preserve

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

May 4

5Mourning Dove
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
8Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
2Great Crested Flycatcher
3White-eyed Vireo
2Red-eyed Vireo
3Blue Jay
5American Crow
5Fish Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
5Tufted Titmouse
1Tree Swallow
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
10Barn Swallow
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
5Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
5Carolina Wren
1European Starling
2Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
7Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
2American Robin
2Cedar Waxwing
3House Finch
4American Goldfinch
8Chipping Sparrow
1Clay-colored Sparrow
3Field Sparrow
2Dark-eyed Junco
1White-throated Sparrow
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Bobolink
2Eastern Meadowlark
2Orchard Oriole
5Brown-headed Cowbird
2Ovenbird
1Louisiana Waterthrush
3Black-and-white Warbler
4Common Yellowthroat
1American Redstart
3Northern Parula
2Pine Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
3Summer Tanager
15Northern Cardinal
3Blue Grosbeak
4Indigo Bunting
1Canada Goose
6Black Vulture
1Osprey
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Swainson's Thrush
1Eastern Towhee
2Common Grackle
1Northern Waterthrush
1Prairie Warbler