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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 27

16Canada Goose
4Wild Turkey
1Mourning Dove
2Semipalmated Plover
2Lesser Yellowlegs
7Least Sandpiper
5Great Blue Heron
2Black Vulture
2Turkey Vulture
2Northern Harrier
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Merlin
4Blue Jay
2American Crow
3Tree Swallow
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
3Barn Swallow
2Carolina Wren
1European Starling
1American Robin
1American Pipit
1American Goldfinch
1Field Sparrow
9Savannah Sparrow
4Song Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Orchard Oriole
28Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Yellowthroat
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Northern Cardinal

April 26

1Short-billed Dowitcher
XGreater Yellowlegs
3Killdeer
1Long-billed Dowitcher
1Northern Mockingbird
1American Kestrel
1Red-tailed Hawk
9Mute Swan
7Purple Martin
3Wilson's Snipe
XEastern Kingbird
XBrown Thrasher
XEastern Bluebird
XHouse Sparrow
XHouse Finch
XCommon Grackle
2Chimney Swift
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Cooper's Hawk
3Tufted Titmouse

April 25

1Great Horned Owl
1Upland Sandpiper
3Pectoral Sandpiper
5White-throated Sparrow
2Cliff Swallow
6White-crowned Sparrow
3Brown-headed Cowbird
2Semipalmated Sandpiper
2Common Raven
2Mallard
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Fish Crow
1Eurasian Collared-Dove
1Downy Woodpecker
1Bank Swallow
2Yellow-breasted Chat
6Bobolink
1Yellow Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Indigo Bunting