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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.

September 14

24Canada Goose
2Blue-winged Teal
11Mourning Dove
2Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
4Killdeer
1Spotted Sandpiper
2Least Sandpiper
1Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Great Horned Owl
1Barred Owl
1Belted Kingfisher
5Red-bellied Woodpecker
5Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
3Acadian Flycatcher
2Eastern Phoebe
1Great Crested Flycatcher
4White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Philadelphia Vireo
5Red-eyed Vireo
5Blue Jay
6American Crow
6Carolina Chickadee
6Tufted Titmouse
3White-breasted Nuthatch
5Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
6Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
4Northern Mockingbird
6Eastern Bluebird
2Wood Thrush
12American Robin
5House Finch
4American Goldfinch
6Chipping Sparrow
3Eastern Towhee
22Brown-headed Cowbird
3Common Yellowthroat
4American Redstart
1Northern Parula
1Magnolia Warbler
5Pine Warbler
3Summer Tanager
10Northern Cardinal
2Rose-breasted Grosbeak
3Blue Grosbeak
1Chimney Swift
1Green Heron
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Fish Crow
1Brown Thrasher
1Veery
1Song Sparrow
1Baltimore Oriole
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Hooded Warbler

September 10

11Mallard
1Osprey
1Northern Flicker
1American Kestrel
18European Starling
1Swainson's Thrush
1Yellow Warbler
1Chestnut-sided Warbler