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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.

June 2

XMourning Dove
XKilldeer
1Hudsonian Whimbrel
XAmerican Crow
XTree Swallow
XPurple Martin
XBarn Swallow
XEuropean Starling
XEastern Bluebird
XAmerican Robin
XHouse Sparrow
XHouse Finch
XSong Sparrow
XRed-winged Blackbird
XCommon Grackle
2Eastern Meadowlark
1Carolina Wren
1American Goldfinch
1Eastern Towhee
1Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
1Lesser Yellowlegs
1Cliff Swallow
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Fish Crow
1White-rumped Sandpiper
5Semipalmated Sandpiper
2Willow Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
1Blue Jay
2Northern Mockingbird
1Indigo Bunting
1Semipalmated Plover
1Common Yellowthroat

May 31

1Black Vulture
2Downy Woodpecker

May 30

1White-eyed Vireo
1Carolina Chickadee
21Northern Rough-winged Swallow
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
5Brown Thrasher
1Cedar Waxwing
1Chipping Sparrow
1Orchard Oriole
3Turkey Vulture
3Canada Goose
7Wild Turkey
1Green Heron
1Eastern Phoebe
1Common Raven
2Great Blue Heron
1Bald Eagle

May 27

30Mallard
6Spotted Sandpiper
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
XOsprey
1Greater Scaup
1Baird's Sandpiper
1Eurasian Collared-Dove
6Least Sandpiper
5Pectoral Sandpiper
1Western Sandpiper
2American Pipit
1Grasshopper Sparrow
1Field Sparrow
2Bobolink
6Brown-headed Cowbird
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Wilson's Plover
1Sanderling
3Wood Duck
1Great Egret
1Northern Yellow Warbler