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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.

December 28

25Canada Goose
4Ruddy Duck
2Great Blue Heron
1Belted Kingfisher
1Carolina Wren
1White-throated Sparrow
1Northern Cardinal
2Mallard
6Green-winged Teal
2Bufflehead
3Ring-billed Gull
3Double-crested Cormorant
1Turkey Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
2Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1American Kestrel
2Blue Jay
5Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
7Ruby-crowned Kinglet
7Golden-crowned Kinglet
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Winter Wren
13Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
40American Robin
7House Finch
4American Goldfinch
2Chipping Sparrow
1Field Sparrow
3Fox Sparrow
8Dark-eyed Junco
3Song Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
2Brown-headed Cowbird
3Pine Warbler
9Yellow-rumped Warbler

December 27

3Gadwall
7Killdeer
1Red-shouldered Hawk
16Hooded Merganser
4Mourning Dove
3Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Blue-headed Vireo
4American Crow
1Fish Crow
1Brown Creeper
1Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
5European Starling
3Cedar Waxwing
1Palm Warbler

December 25

2White-breasted Nuthatch

December 22

1Great Horned Owl