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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 Governors Road

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

May 11

1Mourning Dove
3Laughing Gull
5Western Cattle-Egret
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Red-headed Woodpecker
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Acadian Flycatcher
9Great Crested Flycatcher
2White-eyed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
3American Crow
7Carolina Chickadee
6Tufted Titmouse
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
5Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
5Carolina Wren
1Bachman's Sparrow
9Eastern Towhee
1Yellow-breasted Chat
5Prothonotary Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
2Northern Parula
6Pine Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
1Summer Tanager
11Northern Cardinal
2Blue Grosbeak
6Indigo Bunting

May 9

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Barred Owl
1Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Kingbird
1Yellow-throated Vireo
2Blue Jay
2Barn Swallow