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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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By becoming a member, you support the activities of the Club, receive reduced registration fee for meetings, can participate in bonus field trips, and receive our publications.

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Recent reports from Milliken Arboretum

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

September 28

58Canada Goose ✓
1Muscovy Duck ✓
45Mallard ✓
1Mourning Dove ✓
1Chimney Swift ✓
2Killdeer ✓
1Great Egret ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Black Vulture ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
1Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
2Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
1Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
2Eastern Phoebe ✓
3Blue Jay ✓
2Carolina Chickadee ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
2Carolina Wren ✓
1European Starling ✓
3Northern Mockingbird ✓
15Eastern Bluebird ✓
3American Robin ✓
1House Finch ✓
2American Goldfinch ✓
3Chipping Sparrow ✓
1Song Sparrow ✓
1Baltimore Oriole ✓
1Tennessee Warbler ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
1American Redstart ✓
8Palm Warbler ✓
2Pine Warbler ✓
1Indigo Bunting ✓

September 27

7Rock Pigeon ✓
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
2Turkey Vulture ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Hairy Woodpecker ✓
1White-eyed Vireo ✓
3American Crow ✓
2Fish Crow ✓
2Tufted Titmouse ✓
4Tree Swallow ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
3Gray Catbird ✓
6Brown Thrasher ✓
1Veery ✓
2Gray-cheeked Thrush
5Swainson's Thrush ✓
1Wood Thrush ✓
4Cedar Waxwing ✓
3Field Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
2Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
10Common Grackle ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓
8Northern Cardinal ✓

September 24

1Pied-billed Grebe ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
2Red-eyed Vireo ✓