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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 J. Morgan Futch Game Land

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

January 4

210Tundra Swan
8Wood Duck
1Gadwall
5American Wigeon
4Bufflehead
42Hooded Merganser
310American Coot
3Greater Yellowlegs
55Ring-billed Gull
1Pied-billed Grebe
65White Ibis
4American Bittern
1Little Blue Heron
4Great Blue Heron
8Turkey Vulture
2Bald Eagle
2Red-shouldered Hawk
2Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
4Pileated Woodpecker
6Northern Flicker
11Eastern Phoebe
1Blue Jay
6American Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
15Tree Swallow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Northern House Wren
1Winter Wren
2Marsh Wren
5Carolina Wren
5Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
1American Goldfinch
3White-throated Sparrow
23Savannah Sparrow
26Song Sparrow
1Lincoln's Sparrow
16Swamp Sparrow
11Eastern Meadowlark
78Red-winged Blackbird
7Common Yellowthroat
27Yellow-rumped Warbler
8Northern Cardinal

January 2

1Ring-necked Duck
2Great Egret
1Black Vulture
1Northern Harrier
1Hairy Woodpecker
1American Kestrel