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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.

April 25

2Killdeer
2Semipalmated Plover
1Solitary Sandpiper
5Lesser Yellowlegs
1Dunlin
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Black Vulture
1Northern Harrier
2American Crow
3Barn Swallow
12Savannah Sparrow
5Red-winged Blackbird
1Mourning Dove
2Semipalmated Sandpiper
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Tree Swallow
8Purple Martin
2Eastern Bluebird
2American Robin
1House Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
3Common Grackle
1Northern Yellow Warbler
9Wild Turkey
1Great Blue Heron
1Carolina Wren
3Eastern Meadowlark
1Chimney Swift
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
7Cliff Swallow
3Osprey
1American Kestrel
1American Golden-Plover
1Northern Mockingbird
1Northern Cardinal
XFish Crow
XHouse Finch
XAmerican Goldfinch
XWhite-crowned Sparrow
2Canada Goose
1Turkey Vulture
1White-eyed Vireo
1American Pipit
2Common Yellowthroat

April 24

1Red-tailed Hawk
1Blue Jay
10European Starling
1Orchard Oriole

April 20

1Graylag x Canada Goose (hybrid)