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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 McDowell Prairie

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

May 20

3Mourning Dove
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Tufted Titmouse
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
4Northern Mockingbird
2House Finch
XEastern Towhee
1Orchard Oriole
1Baltimore Oriole
1Pine Warbler
1Northern Cardinal
2Indigo Bunting

May 19

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Carolina Chickadee
1Eastern Bluebird
1Song Sparrow
1Brown-headed Cowbird
2Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Downy Woodpecker
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
1Yellow-throated Vireo
2Blue Jay
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
1Wood Thrush
2American Robin
4American Goldfinch
3Chipping Sparrow
2Field Sparrow
3Canada Goose
1Mallard
2Chimney Swift
1Green Heron
1Great Blue Heron
5Black Vulture
1Northern Flicker
2Eastern Phoebe
2Great Crested Flycatcher
3White-eyed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
3American Crow
1Fish Crow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Grasshopper Sparrow
3Yellow-breasted Chat
5Common Grackle
1Louisiana Waterthrush
5Common Yellowthroat
2Northern Parula
4Summer Tanager
3Blue Grosbeak

May 17

1Killdeer
2Tree Swallow
16Cedar Waxwing