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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 12

18Canada Goose
12Gadwall
24Mallard
10Hooded Merganser
2Killdeer
4Double-crested Cormorant
2Great Blue Heron
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Great Horned Owl
2Belted Kingfisher
3Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
4Red-bellied Woodpecker
4Downy Woodpecker
2Hairy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
3Northern Flicker
2Eastern Phoebe
4Blue Jay
11American Crow
6Carolina Chickadee
8Tufted Titmouse
12Ruby-crowned Kinglet
10Golden-crowned Kinglet
3White-breasted Nuthatch
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Winter Wren
6Carolina Wren
35European Starling
3Northern Mockingbird
10Eastern Bluebird
3Hermit Thrush
25American Robin
12Cedar Waxwing
10House Finch
4American Goldfinch
65Chipping Sparrow
1Field Sparrow
3Fox Sparrow
28Dark-eyed Junco
9White-throated Sparrow
1Savannah Sparrow
3Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
4Eastern Towhee
1Red-winged Blackbird
2Pine Warbler
16Yellow-rumped Warbler
12Northern Cardinal

December 11

1Mourning Dove
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Pine Siskin
1Black-and-white Warbler

December 9

2American Woodcock

December 8

10Bufflehead
1Ruddy Duck
11Rock Pigeon
5Turkey Vulture
1Brown Thrasher
2Eastern Meadowlark

December 7

2Green-winged Teal
5Black Vulture
1Purple Finch

December 6

1Red-breasted Merganser
2Ring-billed Gull