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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 Mayo Game Land--Mayo Lake Rd.

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

May 9

4Turkey Vulture
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
4Acadian Flycatcher
3White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo
8Red-eyed Vireo
4American Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
9Tufted Titmouse
11Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
6Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
2Wood Thrush
2American Goldfinch
11Chipping Sparrow
1Orchard Oriole
9Brown-headed Cowbird
3Ovenbird
1Louisiana Waterthrush
1Common Yellowthroat
4Hooded Warbler
6Northern Parula
5Pine Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
9Summer Tanager
4Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
18Indigo Bunting
3Mourning Dove
2Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Spotted Sandpiper
2Great Blue Heron
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Great Crested Flycatcher
3Blue Jay
1Bank Swallow
4Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Brown Thrasher
3American Robin
2House Finch
1White-throated Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Baltimore Oriole
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Grackle
2Black-and-white Warbler
1Kentucky Warbler
2American Redstart
3Scarlet Tanager