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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 6

16Canada Goose
1Gadwall
12Mallard
8Hooded Merganser
1Red-breasted Merganser
2Killdeer
2Ring-billed Gull
14Double-crested Cormorant
3Great Blue Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Northern Flicker
1Eastern Phoebe
4Blue Jay
2American Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
4Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
5Brown-headed Nuthatch
4Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
2Hermit Thrush
5American Robin
30Cedar Waxwing
2Purple Finch
2Fox Sparrow
5Dark-eyed Junco
20White-throated Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
3Eastern Towhee
4Yellow-rumped Warbler
3Northern Cardinal

December 3

1Mourning Dove
2Black Vulture
4Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Red-tailed Hawk
10European Starling
3Brown Thrasher
16House Finch
4American Goldfinch
9Chipping Sparrow
4Field Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Orange-crowned Warbler
3Pine Warbler
1Cooper's Hawk
1Common Raven
2Winter Wren
22Red-winged Blackbird

December 1

1Sharp-shinned Hawk