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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 Warren Wilson College--Owen Park

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

May 4

1Wild Turkey
3Mourning Dove
3Spotted Sandpiper
1Green Heron
2Eastern Kingbird
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
7American Crow
1Tufted Titmouse
3Tree Swallow
3Barn Swallow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
2European Starling
1Northern Mockingbird
4Eastern Bluebird
2American Goldfinch
3Chipping Sparrow
2White-crowned Sparrow
5Song Sparrow
2Baltimore Oriole
3Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Yellowthroat
1Palm Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting

May 3

2Black Vulture
5Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Fish Crow
10Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Pine Siskin
1Field Sparrow
1Orchard Oriole
6Canada Goose
12Mallard
6Rock Pigeon
1Killdeer
1Solitary Sandpiper
2Belted Kingfisher
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1White-eyed Vireo
1Eastern Warbling Vireo
2Carolina Chickadee
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Swainson's Thrush
5American Robin
2Cedar Waxwing
1Savannah Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak
1Blue Grosbeak

May 2

1Black-billed Cuckoo
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
4American Pipit
2White-throated Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
10Bobolink
1Hooded Warbler
1Northern Parula

May 1

2House Finch
1American Redstart