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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 Congaree NP--Visitor Center

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

May 15

1Mourning Dove
2Turkey Vulture
2Red-headed Woodpecker
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Eastern Phoebe
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo
2Red-eyed Vireo
1Tufted Titmouse
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
1Chipping Sparrow
4Eastern Towhee
1Common Yellowthroat
1Hooded Warbler
2American Redstart
1Pine Warbler
2Summer Tanager
2Northern Cardinal
2Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Green Heron
1Great Egret
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Hairy Woodpecker
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
3Blue Jay
1Carolina Chickadee
4American Goldfinch
1Northern Waterthrush
7Prothonotary Warbler
3Yellow-throated Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager
2Indigo Bunting

May 14

1Great Blue Heron
2Northern Parula

May 12

1Bald Eagle
4Barred Owl
2American Crow
1Brown Thrasher
2House Finch
4Chimney Swift
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Mississippi Kite
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
3Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
1Wood Thrush
2Orchard Oriole
1Brown-headed Cowbird
3Common Grackle
1Ovenbird
1Louisiana Waterthrush

May 10

2Northern Bobwhite
1Kentucky Warbler
1Blue Grosbeak
1Painted Bunting
1Yellow-breasted Chat

May 9

2Yellow-crowned Night Heron
4Wood Duck
1Swainson's Thrush
1Black-and-white Warbler
4Black Vulture
1European Starling
1American Robin
5White Ibis
1Bachman's Sparrow
1Northern Yellow Warbler