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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 6

6Canada Goose
6Mourning Dove
1Killdeer
2American Woodcock
1Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Northern House Wren
1Brown Thrasher
1House Finch
4Fox Sparrow
5White-throated Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
3Eastern Towhee
2Northern Cardinal

January 5

2Green-winged Teal
2Ruddy Duck
1Ring-billed Gull
15Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Blue Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
6Red-bellied Woodpecker
5Downy Woodpecker
2Hairy Woodpecker
3Eastern Phoebe
10Blue Jay
4American Crow
30Carolina Chickadee
30Tufted Titmouse
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
10White-breasted Nuthatch
15Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Brown Creeper
25Carolina Wren
12European Starling
1Northern Mockingbird
10Eastern Bluebird
10Cedar Waxwing
1American Goldfinch
5Chipping Sparrow
12Dark-eyed Junco
3Pine Warbler
12Yellow-rumped Warbler

January 4

2American Robin
12Mallard
4Bufflehead
1Winter Wren

January 1

5Rock Pigeon
1Turkey Vulture
1Common Grackle
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Cooper's Hawk
1Blue-headed Vireo
1Hermit Thrush