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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 Fourteen Mile Creek Trail

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

October 16

4Mourning Dove ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
2Downy Woodpecker ✓
4Northern Flicker ✓
1Merlin ✓
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
3Blue Jay ✓
4American Crow ✓
2Carolina Chickadee ✓
3Tufted Titmouse ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
2Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
7Carolina Wren ✓
2Gray Catbird ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓
1American Robin ✓
1House Finch ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
3American Redstart ✓
19Northern Cardinal ✓

October 13

10Canada Goose ✓
2Turkey Vulture ✓
2Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
4Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1White-eyed Vireo ✓
1Blue-headed Vireo ✓
1Red-eyed Vireo ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
5Brown Thrasher ✓
2Eastern Bluebird ✓
1Swainson's Thrush ✓
1Wood Thrush ✓
7Cedar Waxwing ✓
1American Goldfinch ✓
2Swamp Sparrow ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
1Nashville Warbler ✓
4Northern Parula ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓
2Scarlet Tanager ✓
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak ✓
2Indigo Bunting ✓