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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 Chantilly Ecological Sanctuary at Briar Creek

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

April 18

2Canada Goose
3Mallard
5Mourning Dove
2Chimney Swift
1Killdeer
1Green Heron
1Black Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
2Red-shouldered Hawk
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
1American Crow
1Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
4Northern House Wren
1Sedge Wren
8Carolina Wren
15European Starling
2Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
5Northern Mockingbird
12American Robin
6Cedar Waxwing
3House Finch
2American Goldfinch
5Field Sparrow
12White-throated Sparrow
3Song Sparrow
1Lincoln's Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
6Red-winged Blackbird
2Brown-headed Cowbird
15Common Grackle
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
12Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak

April 15

1Red-tailed Hawk
1Northern Flicker
2Eastern Bluebird
1Baltimore Oriole

April 14

1Spotted Sandpiper
1Solitary Sandpiper
2Blue Jay
1Tufted Titmouse
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2House Sparrow
1Grasshopper Sparrow
2Chipping Sparrow
1Dark-eyed Junco
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Common Yellowthroat
1Pine Warbler

April 12

1Great Blue Heron
1Barred Owl
3Palm Warbler