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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 Glenn Hilton Memorial Park

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

September 25

2Mourning Dove ✓
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
4Chimney Swift ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
5Downy Woodpecker ✓
2Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
3Yellow-throated Vireo ✓
1Philadelphia Vireo
1Eastern Warbling Vireo ✓
1Red-eyed Vireo ✓
2American Crow ✓
4Carolina Chickadee ✓
6Tufted Titmouse ✓
4Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
3Carolina Wren ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
6Eastern Bluebird ✓
1House Finch ✓
1American Redstart ✓
1Northern Parula ✓
2Magnolia Warbler ✓
1Scarlet Tanager ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
1Northern Cardinal ✓

September 24

1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
2Eastern Phoebe ✓
1Fish Crow ✓
2Wood Thrush ✓
9Cedar Waxwing ✓
4American Goldfinch ✓
1Blue-winged Warbler ✓
1Yellow-throated Warbler ✓