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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.

The Club provides this website to all for free.

By becoming a member, you support the activities of the Club, receive reduced registration fee for meetings, can participate in bonus field trips, and receive our publications.

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Recent reports from Johnston Mill Nature Preserve

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

October 10

4Chimney Swift ✓
1Black Vulture ✓
2Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
5Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Hairy Woodpecker ✓
3Northern Flicker ✓
2Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
3Eastern Phoebe ✓
5Blue Jay ✓
3American Crow ✓
12Carolina Chickadee ✓
18Tufted Titmouse ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
1Winter Wren ✓
3Carolina Wren ✓
1Song Sparrow ✓
1Tennessee Warbler ✓
1Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓
2Pine Warbler ✓
5Northern Cardinal ✓

October 9

3Mourning Dove ✓
2Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
2Cooper's Hawk ✓
4Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
3Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
1Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
1Yellow-throated Vireo ✓
2Fish Crow ✓
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
3Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
8Gray Catbird ✓
3Brown Thrasher ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓
8Eastern Bluebird ✓
1American Robin ✓
5House Finch ✓
22American Goldfinch ✓
2Chipping Sparrow ✓
4White-throated Sparrow ✓
3Swamp Sparrow ✓
8Eastern Towhee ✓
1Ovenbird ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
3Common Yellowthroat ✓
4American Redstart ✓
2Magnolia Warbler ✓
2Bay-breasted Warbler ✓
1Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
1Summer Tanager ✓
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak ✓
2Indigo Bunting ✓

October 6

1Turkey Vulture ✓
1Northern Harrier ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Wood Thrush ✓
2Cape May Warbler ✓

October 4

1Red-eyed Vireo ✓