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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 Orton Pond

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

May 9

1Northern Bobwhite
1Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Laughing Gull
1Anhinga
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Osprey
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
1Blue Jay
2Tufted Titmouse
1European Starling
1Song Sparrow
2Red-winged Blackbird
17Common Grackle
1Prothonotary Warbler
2Northern Parula
3Pine Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting

May 8

1Common Nighthawk
1Killdeer
1Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1American Redstart
1Summer Tanager
1Blue Grosbeak

May 7

1Chimney Swift
1Little Blue Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Red-eyed Vireo
1American Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
9Carolina Wren
2Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
7Bachman's Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Brown-headed Cowbird
2Painted Bunting
2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
1Bald Eagle
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Common Yellowthroat

May 6

2Wild Turkey
1Common Gallinule
3White Ibis
1Glossy Ibis
2Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
2Fish Crow

May 5

1Mallard
1Downy Woodpecker
2Hairy Woodpecker
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1White-breasted Nuthatch
2Eastern Bluebird
3American Robin
2Chipping Sparrow
1Kentucky Warbler
2Blackpoll Warbler

May 4

3Boat-tailed Grackle

May 3

1Wood Duck
2Chuck-will's-widow
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird