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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 Hooper Lane

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

May 9

4Killdeer
1Great Blue Heron
2Black Vulture
1Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
1Savannah Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
2Eastern Meadowlark
8Red-winged Blackbird
3Purple Martin
8Wild Turkey
4Mourning Dove
1Semipalmated Plover
1Spotted Sandpiper
2Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Willow Flycatcher
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1White-eyed Vireo
3American Crow
1Fish Crow
1Common Raven
7Tree Swallow
5Barn Swallow
4Eastern Bluebird
2Grasshopper Sparrow
8Song Sparrow
1Brown-headed Cowbird
2Common Grackle
1Prothonotary Warbler
3Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Yellow Warbler
3Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
1Indigo Bunting
5Blue Jay
8European Starling
3American Robin
1House Finch
1Hooded Warbler
2Canada Goose
1Eastern Kingbird
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
4House Sparrow
1Osprey

May 8

2Chimney Swift
5Least Sandpiper
2Pectoral Sandpiper
1Double-crested Cormorant
3Cliff Swallow
1Solitary Sandpiper
2Western Sandpiper
2Semipalmated Sandpiper
1Northern Harrier
1Dunlin
1Upland Sandpiper
1Tufted Titmouse
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Field Sparrow

May 7

1Northern House Wren
1Bobolink