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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 Schenck Forest

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

March 15

2Canada Goose
3Mourning Dove
1Great Blue Heron
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
2American Crow
1Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
4Carolina Wren
3European Starling
1Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
4American Robin
2American Goldfinch
6Chipping Sparrow
3Dark-eyed Junco
6White-throated Sparrow
4Eastern Towhee
4Pine Warbler
5Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
4Northern Cardinal

March 14

2Turkey Vulture
3Blue Jay
2White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown Thrasher
1Hermit Thrush

March 13

4Mallard
1Bufflehead
2Hooded Merganser
2Killdeer
19Double-crested Cormorant
2Black Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
12Tree Swallow
6Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Brown Creeper
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Winter Wren
10House Finch
2Purple Finch
1Field Sparrow
2Fox Sparrow
4Song Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Meadowlark
4Red-winged Blackbird
4Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Grackle

March 11

1Osprey
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker