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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.

May 6

2Mourning Dove
1Killdeer
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Acadian Flycatcher
2Great Crested Flycatcher
3Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
2American Crow
1Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
4Eastern Bluebird
7American Robin
3House Finch
2American Goldfinch
3Chipping Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
7Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Yellowthroat
1American Redstart
3Northern Parula
2Pine Warbler
3Summer Tanager
3Northern Cardinal
2Indigo Bunting

May 5

2Eastern Phoebe
1Veery
1Ovenbird
2Louisiana Waterthrush
2Black-and-white Warbler
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
2Canada Goose
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Osprey
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
2White-eyed Vireo
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
10European Starling
1Wood Thrush
2Scarlet Tanager
2Blue Grosbeak
4Mallard
2Spotted Sandpiper
3Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
2Downy Woodpecker
1Barn Swallow
1Gray Catbird
3White-throated Sparrow
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Northern Waterthrush
3Yellow-throated Warbler
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak

May 4

2Solitary Sandpiper
2Hairy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Yellow-throated Vireo
2White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown Thrasher
1Gray-cheeked Thrush
3Swainson's Thrush
25Cedar Waxwing
1Song Sparrow
1Northern Yellow Warbler
1Blackpoll Warbler
2Palm Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler

May 3

1Belted Kingfisher
1Northern House Wren
4Chimney Swift
10Tree Swallow
1Swamp Sparrow
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Black Vulture
1Purple Martin

May 2

2Green Heron
1Common Raven
1Black-billed Cuckoo
1Orchard Oriole
1Prairie Warbler
1Baltimore Oriole
1Hooded Warbler

April 30

1Pied-billed Grebe
1Eastern Kingbird
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Worm-eating Warbler