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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 4

24Canada Goose
8Gadwall
2Green-winged Teal
8Bufflehead
2Mourning Dove
5Killdeer
18Double-crested Cormorant
2Great Blue Heron
2Turkey Vulture
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
4Red-bellied Woodpecker
5Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Northern Flicker
1American Kestrel
2Eastern Phoebe
4Blue Jay
6American Crow
2Fish Crow
7Carolina Chickadee
8Tufted Titmouse
7Ruby-crowned Kinglet
10Golden-crowned Kinglet
2White-breasted Nuthatch
6Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Winter Wren
6Carolina Wren
9European Starling
1Brown Thrasher
3Northern Mockingbird
15Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
55American Robin
10House Finch
4American Goldfinch
6Chipping Sparrow
5Fox Sparrow
4Dark-eyed Junco
12White-throated Sparrow
4Song Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
4Brown-headed Cowbird
9Pine Warbler
15Yellow-rumped Warbler
8Northern Cardinal

March 3

2Hooded Merganser
13Tree Swallow
1Field Sparrow

March 2

5Mallard
3Ruddy Duck
1Black Vulture
2Purple Martin
1Brown Creeper
1Swamp Sparrow
1Wood Duck
3Ring-billed Gull
1Barred Owl
15Red-winged Blackbird

February 28

3American Woodcock
1Common Raven
2Northern Shoveler
4Ring-necked Duck
1Bald Eagle
9Cedar Waxwing
1Purple Finch
6Common Grackle