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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 Gadsdenville Boat Landing

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

May 15

6Mourning Dove
5Black-bellied Plover
2Killdeer
215Semipalmated Plover
2Wilson's Plover
158Hudsonian Whimbrel
2Short-billed Dowitcher
13Willet
12Dunlin
88Least Sandpiper
5Laughing Gull
1Least Tern
2Royal Tern
1Wood Stork
2Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
2Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
3Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
4Brown Pelican
8Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Mississippi Kite
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
3American Crow
1Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
12Barn Swallow
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Marsh Wren
4Carolina Wren
1European Starling
2Brown Thrasher
7Eastern Bluebird
4House Finch
8Brown-headed Cowbird
1Pine Warbler
4Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting
2Painted Bunting

May 10

5Semipalmated Sandpiper

May 9

2Chimney Swift
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Forster's Tern