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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 Saluda Shoals Park

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

May 8

1Mourning Dove
1Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
11Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Eastern Kingbird
1Blue Jay
2Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1European Starling
2Eastern Bluebird
1House Finch
1American Goldfinch
1Swamp Sparrow
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Yellowthroat
5Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
2Indigo Bunting
3Painted Bunting

May 5

1Green Heron
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1White-eyed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Fish Crow
1Red-winged Blackbird
1American Redstart
1Summer Tanager
1Wood Duck
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
3Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
2Acadian Flycatcher
4Eastern Phoebe
5American Crow
4Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
8Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
13Cedar Waxwing
1Orchard Oriole
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Swainson's Warbler
4Northern Parula
2Black-throated Blue Warbler
3Pine Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
2Rose-breasted Grosbeak

May 4

1Chimney Swift