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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.

October 3

60Canada Goose ✓
8Mallard ✓
1Mourning Dove ✓
2Chimney Swift ✓
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
5Killdeer ✓
2Great Blue Heron ✓
50Black Vulture ✓
20Turkey Vulture ✓
1Sharp-shinned Hawk ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
2Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
2Great Horned Owl ✓
1Barred Owl ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
2Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
4Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Hairy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
5Northern Flicker ✓
3Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
3Eastern Phoebe ✓
1White-eyed Vireo ✓
3Blue Jay ✓
34American Crow ✓
2Fish Crow ✓
1Common Raven ✓
4Carolina Chickadee ✓
3Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
2White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
2Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
5Carolina Wren ✓
2European Starling ✓
30Gray Catbird ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
3Eastern Bluebird ✓
1Veery ✓
7Swainson's Thrush ✓
2American Robin ✓
4Cedar Waxwing ✓
6House Finch ✓
3American Goldfinch ✓
6Eastern Towhee ✓
16Red-winged Blackbird ✓
2Common Yellowthroat ✓
1Hooded Warbler ✓
12American Redstart ✓
4Cape May Warbler ✓
1Northern Parula ✓
3Magnolia Warbler ✓
1Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓
7Pine Warbler ✓
6Northern Cardinal ✓
5Indigo Bunting ✓

October 2

1Red-breasted Nuthatch ✓

September 28

2Solitary Sandpiper ✓
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak ✓

September 27

1Northern Harrier ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
1Spotted Sandpiper ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
2Red-eyed Vireo ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
3Wood Thrush ✓
10Chipping Sparrow ✓
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
1Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Acadian Flycatcher ✓
3Song Sparrow ✓
33Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
1Ovenbird ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
1Palm Warbler ✓
1Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
1Black-throated Green Warbler ✓
1Summer Tanager ✓