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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 Jordan Game Land--New Hope Creek (Durham Co. Seasonal Mudflats)

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

May 15

5Canada Goose
2Red-breasted Merganser
1Mourning Dove
2Spotted Sandpiper
3Solitary Sandpiper
145Double-crested Cormorant
23Great Egret
30Great Blue Heron
11Turkey Vulture
2Osprey
2Bald Eagle
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Red-headed Woodpecker
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
2American Crow
4Fish Crow
6Tufted Titmouse
10Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
2Northern Mockingbird
5Eastern Bluebird
10Cedar Waxwing
7Chipping Sparrow
3Eastern Towhee
1Yellow-breasted Chat
8Common Grackle
3Common Yellowthroat
1American Redstart
5Blackpoll Warbler
2Pine Warbler
1Summer Tanager
6Northern Cardinal
4Indigo Bunting