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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 Warren Wilson College (Parent hotspot, use more specific hotspots for checklists)

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

October 28

24Rock Pigeon ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
2Eastern Phoebe ✓
12American Crow ✓
1Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
4Carolina Wren ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
2Cedar Waxwing ✓
2House Finch ✓
4American Goldfinch ✓
1Chipping Sparrow ✓
1White-crowned Sparrow ✓
4White-throated Sparrow ✓
1Savannah Sparrow ✓
24Song Sparrow ✓
2Swamp Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
1Orange-crowned Warbler ✓
10Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
3Mourning Dove ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
2Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
1Fish Crow ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
6Eastern Bluebird ✓
1House Sparrow ✓
1Pine Siskin ✓
1Field Sparrow ✓
1Northern Cardinal ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Palm Warbler ✓
12Canada Goose ✓
1Killdeer ✓
1Black Vulture ✓
16Turkey Vulture ✓
1Sharp-shinned Hawk ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
2Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Hairy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1Blue-headed Vireo ✓
5Carolina Chickadee ✓
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
5European Starling ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
2American Robin ✓
1American Pipit ✓
1Vesper Sparrow ✓
1Lincoln's Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Meadowlark ✓

October 27

1Merlin ✓
1Tennessee Warbler ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
2Dark-eyed Junco ✓

October 26

1LeConte's Sparrow
1Nelson's Sparrow
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Sedge Wren
2Mallard ✓
1Hermit Thrush ✓
1Cape May Warbler ✓
1Tree Swallow ✓
1Eastern Marsh Wren ✓
1Fox Sparrow ✓
1Rusty Blackbird ✓
1Common Grackle ✓
1Black-throated Green Warbler ✓

October 25

1Blackpoll Warbler ✓
1Northern Harrier ✓
2Bay-breasted Warbler ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
1Dickcissel
5Wild Turkey ✓
1Chestnut-sided Warbler ✓
5Wood Duck ✓
1Wilson's Snipe ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓
1Brown Creeper ✓

October 24

1Nashville Warbler ✓
2Osprey ✓
XWinter Wren ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
1Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓