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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.

March 7

1Northern Cardinal
6Gadwall
2Mallard
4Mourning Dove
1Ring-billed Gull
31Double-crested Cormorant
2Great Blue Heron
5Black Vulture
1Osprey
1Bald Eagle
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Downy Woodpecker
1American Kestrel
1Eastern Phoebe
1Fish Crow
8Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
7Golden-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
3European Starling
1Northern Mockingbird
2American Goldfinch
1Fox Sparrow
21Dark-eyed Junco
12White-throated Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
3Eastern Towhee
13Pine Warbler
9Yellow-rumped Warbler
35Canada Goose
6Ruddy Duck
2Turkey Vulture
2Hairy Woodpecker
2Northern Flicker
1Blue Jay
4American Crow
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
6Eastern Bluebird
3American Robin
3Cedar Waxwing
4House Finch
6Purple Finch
4Chipping Sparrow
1Brown-headed Cowbird

March 5

1Green-winged Teal
2Hooded Merganser
1American Woodcock
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Great Horned Owl
1Hermit Thrush

March 4

8Bufflehead
5Killdeer
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Winter Wren

March 3

13Tree Swallow
1Field Sparrow

March 2

2Purple Martin
1Brown Creeper
1Swamp Sparrow
1Wood Duck
1Barred Owl
15Red-winged Blackbird