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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 McAlpine Creek Park

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

October 20

11Canada Goose
10Mallard
7Killdeer
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
2Red-shouldered Hawk
2Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
5Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Northern Flicker
7Eastern Phoebe
2Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
2White-breasted Nuthatch
10Carolina Wren
3European Starling
2Northern Mockingbird
7Eastern Bluebird
35American Robin
1Cedar Waxwing
1White-throated Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
2Common Grackle
12Palm Warbler
10Yellow-rumped Warbler
8Northern Cardinal

October 19

5Black Vulture
2Turkey Vulture
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
2American Crow
5Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
3House Finch
3American Goldfinch
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Northern Parula
1Magnolia Warbler
3Scarlet Tanager
1Double-crested Cormorant

October 17

1Mourning Dove
1Cooper's Hawk
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Blue Jay
1Gray Catbird
2Brown Thrasher

October 15

4Wood Duck
9Fish Crow
1Winter Wren
1Lincoln's Sparrow
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Yellowthroat
1Black-throated Blue Warbler