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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 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road

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

July 29

2Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
6Cliff Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
4American Goldfinch
2Northern Cardinal
2Indigo Bunting
3Black Vulture
5Turkey Vulture
2Swallow-tailed Kite
40Mississippi Kite
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Acadian Flycatcher
1White-eyed Vireo
1American Crow
2Carolina Wren
3Chipping Sparrow
2Blue Grosbeak
4Chimney Swift
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Blue Jay
3Mourning Dove
2Killdeer
2Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Cooper's Hawk
2Downy Woodpecker
2Great Crested Flycatcher
3Eastern Kingbird
2Fish Crow
1Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
4Eastern Bluebird
2House Finch
1Grasshopper Sparrow

July 28

1Red-eyed Vireo
1Common Raven
2Barn Swallow
1European Starling
4Northern Mockingbird
1Field Sparrow
30Brown-headed Cowbird
2Common Yellowthroat