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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.

August 24

6Mallard
3Mourning Dove
280Killdeer
1Short-billed Dowitcher
1Wilson's Snipe
1Lesser Yellowlegs
2Stilt Sandpiper
14Least Sandpiper
8Pectoral Sandpiper
1Great Blue Heron
1Red-tailed Hawk
7European Starling
3Eastern Meadowlark

August 23

18Canada Goose
1Semipalmated Plover
1American Crow
13Black Vulture
4Turkey Vulture
1Blue Jay
1Fish Crow
1American Goldfinch
1Eastern Towhee
1Northern Cardinal
1White-rumped Sandpiper
4Wild Turkey
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Osprey
1Cooper's Hawk
1Northern Harrier
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Eastern Bluebird
1Song Sparrow
1Common Yellowthroat
3Semipalmated Sandpiper
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Mississippi Kite
1Peregrine Falcon
1Northern Mockingbird

August 22

XIndigo Bunting
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Carolina Wren
2Cedar Waxwing
1Eastern Kingbird
1Baird's Sandpiper
1American Kestrel
1Western Sandpiper
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Willow Flycatcher
1Blue Grosbeak

August 21

15Barn Swallow
1Green Heron
1Eastern Phoebe
48Hudsonian Godwit
1Horned Lark
1Common Raven
1Upland Sandpiper
3Tree Swallow
1American Robin
1Field Sparrow

August 19

1American Golden-Plover