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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 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve

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

September 3

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Black Vulture
3Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
3Hairy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Acadian Flycatcher
3White-eyed Vireo
2Red-eyed Vireo
8Blue Jay
2American Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
7Tufted Titmouse
4White-breasted Nuthatch
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
5Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
2Eastern Bluebird
1Veery
4American Robin
4American Goldfinch
1Eastern Towhee
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
2Hooded Warbler
3Northern Parula
1Summer Tanager
6Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting

September 2

1Bald Eagle
1Brown Thrasher
1Ovenbird
1Chestnut-sided Warbler
1Chipping Sparrow

September 1

1Great Crested Flycatcher
1American Redstart
1Pine Warbler

August 31

2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Eastern Phoebe

August 30

1Barred Owl
1Northern Mockingbird
5Rock Pigeon
3Mourning Dove
2Chimney Swift
1Cooper's Hawk
1Broad-winged Hawk
1Least Flycatcher
1Field Sparrow
4Baltimore Oriole
2Blue-winged Warbler
1Red-tailed Hawk
3House Finch
1Worm-eating Warbler
2Canada Warbler

August 29

7Canada Goose
1Song Sparrow
1Magnolia Warbler
2Black-throated Blue Warbler
1Blue Grosbeak