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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 Pisgah NF--NC Arboretum

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

May 1

XChimney Swift
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
3Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
1Carolina Chickadee
1White-breasted Nuthatch
5Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
2American Goldfinch
2Eastern Towhee
1Worm-eating Warbler
1Black-and-white Warbler
2Hooded Warbler
3Northern Parula
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Black-throated Green Warbler
3Scarlet Tanager
2Northern Cardinal
1Turkey Vulture
1Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2Yellow-throated Vireo
2American Crow
4Tufted Titmouse
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
2Chipping Sparrow
3Song Sparrow

April 29

1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Gray Catbird
5American Robin
1Ovenbird
1Hermit Thrush
1Common Yellowthroat
1American Redstart
1Yellow Warbler
2Black-throated Blue Warbler
1Pine Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
5Mourning Dove
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
2House Finch
2Dark-eyed Junco
2White-throated Sparrow
2Red-winged Blackbird
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Northern Waterthrush
1Indigo Bunting

April 28

1Blue-headed Vireo
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
2Louisiana Waterthrush
2Swainson's Warbler
1Chestnut-sided Warbler

April 27

2Red-tailed Hawk
2Canada Goose
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Black-billed Cuckoo
1Broad-winged Hawk
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Baltimore Oriole
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak
2Common Raven

April 26

1Acadian Flycatcher
4Wood Thrush
1Savannah Sparrow
1Blackpoll Warbler

April 25

3Rock Pigeon
3European Starling
3House Sparrow
1Fish Crow