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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 Biltmore Estate

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

May 11

1Belted Kingfisher
1Wild Turkey
9Chimney Swift
1Turkey Vulture
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
6Barn Swallow
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
17Cedar Waxwing
1Eastern Towhee
1Northern Cardinal
2Mourning Dove
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Red-shouldered Hawk
30American Crow
3Tufted Titmouse
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
2Wood Thrush
2American Robin
6House Sparrow
2House Finch
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Black-and-white Warbler
4Hooded Warbler
1Cape May Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler

May 10

1Eastern Bluebird
1Chipping Sparrow
66Canada Goose
1Wood Duck
2Blue-winged Teal
2Spotted Sandpiper
2Solitary Sandpiper
2Double-crested Cormorant
2Green Heron
1Great Blue Heron
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Downy Woodpecker
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Eastern Phoebe
2Great Crested Flycatcher
6Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
4Red-eyed Vireo
1Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
1Tree Swallow
3Purple Martin
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
35Cliff Swallow
1European Starling
2Gray Catbird
8American Goldfinch
1Grasshopper Sparrow
1White-throated Sparrow
7Song Sparrow
1Eastern Meadowlark
3Orchard Oriole
2Baltimore Oriole
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
2American Redstart
1Northern Parula
1Bay-breasted Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Blue Grosbeak
9Indigo Bunting
1Osprey
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Yellow-throated Vireo
2White-breasted Nuthatch
1Savannah Sparrow
3Bobolink
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Yellow Warbler
1Palm Warbler

May 9

3Rock Pigeon
1Killdeer
1Blue-headed Vireo
3Blue Jay
1Blackpoll Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Northern Flicker
1Northern Waterthrush
1Pine Warbler

May 8

1Pileated Woodpecker

May 7

1Dark-eyed Junco
1Bank Swallow