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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 11

2Mourning Dove
10Chimney Swift
1Great Crested Flycatcher
4American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
5Chipping Sparrow
1Pine Warbler
1Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting

May 10

2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Black Vulture
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
5Acadian Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
3White-eyed Vireo
6Red-eyed Vireo
3Blue Jay
1Fish Crow
5Tufted Titmouse
1White-breasted Nuthatch
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
2House Finch
2Pine Siskin
6American Goldfinch
1Field Sparrow
3Yellow-breasted Chat
5Brown-headed Cowbird
2Ovenbird
4Black-and-white Warbler
2Common Yellowthroat
4Northern Parula
2Black-throated Blue Warbler
2Prairie Warbler
4Summer Tanager
1Scarlet Tanager
3Blue Grosbeak

May 8

2Canada Goose
2Rock Pigeon
1Green Heron
1Great Blue Heron
10Turkey Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
1Bald Eagle
1Mississippi Kite
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Eastern Phoebe
1Barn Swallow
2European Starling
1Gray Catbird
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Orchard Oriole
1Louisiana Waterthrush
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1American Robin
9Cedar Waxwing
1Dickcissel