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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.

September 3

7Mallard
5Mourning Dove
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Great Blue Heron
1Osprey
1Cooper's Hawk
3Red-shouldered Hawk
2Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
2Eastern Phoebe
5American Crow
2Fish Crow
2Tufted Titmouse
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
5European Starling
7Northern Mockingbird
7Eastern Bluebird
3House Finch
3Song Sparrow
11Common Grackle
3Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting

September 1

23Chimney Swift
2Killdeer
1Green Heron
1Barred Owl
1Gray Catbird
1Red-eyed Vireo
3American Goldfinch
1Kentucky Warbler
1Blue Grosbeak
1Turkey Vulture
1Eastern Towhee
2Common Yellowthroat
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Carolina Chickadee
1Broad-winged Hawk
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Blue Jay
1Brown Thrasher
1American Robin
1Red-tailed Hawk
1White-eyed Vireo
1Magnolia Warbler
1Yellow Warbler
1Canada Warbler

August 31

1Canada Goose
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Northern House Wren
1Chipping Sparrow

August 30

1Great Horned Owl
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Chestnut-sided Warbler
1Summer Tanager
1Eastern Kingbird
1Red-winged Blackbird

August 29

1Olive-sided Flycatcher