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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.

January 10

1Turkey Vulture
1Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
2White-throated Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
1American Woodcock
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Brown Thrasher
1Chipping Sparrow
1Fox Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Northern Cardinal

January 8

1Mourning Dove
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Blue Jay
3Tufted Titmouse
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
3Eastern Bluebird
1House Finch
1American Goldfinch
2Pine Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler

January 7

85Canada Goose
10Gadwall
24Mallard
5Green-winged Teal
1Ring-necked Duck
8Bufflehead
13Hooded Merganser
3Ruddy Duck
2Killdeer
1Ring-billed Gull
1Great Blue Heron
1Cooper's Hawk
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2Downy Woodpecker
2Hairy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
2Eastern Phoebe
4American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
6Golden-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Winter Wren
13European Starling
13American Robin
7Dark-eyed Junco
5Red-winged Blackbird

January 6

1Northern House Wren

January 5

15Double-crested Cormorant
1Brown Creeper
10Cedar Waxwing