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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 Buckhorn Reservoir--Bunn Rd Access

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

May 8

14Canada Goose
2Mourning Dove
1Killdeer
24Semipalmated Plover
1Wilson's Snipe
5Spotted Sandpiper
6Lesser Yellowlegs
2Greater Yellowlegs
8Least Sandpiper
4Great Blue Heron
1Bald Eagle
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
3American Crow
2Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
4Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Chipping Sparrow
1Common Grackle
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Blue Grosbeak

May 4

1Great Egret
1Osprey
1Gray Catbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1American Goldfinch
1Pine Warbler

May 3

2Wood Duck
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Solitary Sandpiper
4Anhinga
1Black Vulture
4Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Downy Woodpecker
1White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo
4Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
4Purple Martin
3Barn Swallow
1Carolina Wren
3White-throated Sparrow
2Savannah Sparrow
2Orchard Oriole
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Ovenbird
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Yellow Warbler
1Blackpoll Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
2Summer Tanager
4Northern Cardinal