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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 Sandy Creek Park

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

October 27

34Canada Goose ✓
4Turkey Vulture ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
3Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
2Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Hairy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
2Northern Flicker ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
1American Crow ✓
3Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Winter Wren ✓
2Carolina Wren ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
4Eastern Bluebird ✓
1Hermit Thrush ✓
2House Finch ✓
2Field Sparrow ✓
6White-throated Sparrow ✓
1Song Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
2Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Rusty Blackbird ✓
9Common Grackle ✓
1Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
2Northern Cardinal ✓

October 26

2Carolina Chickadee ✓
2European Starling ✓
7Black Vulture ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
2Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
2Eastern Phoebe ✓
2Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
1American Robin ✓

October 25

1Barred Owl ✓
2Swamp Sparrow ✓

October 24

2Great Blue Heron ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
1American Goldfinch ✓
2Pine Siskin ✓
1Killdeer ✓
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
2Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Tennessee Warbler ✓
2Pine Warbler ✓

October 23

5Palm Warbler ✓
1Indigo Bunting ✓

October 22

1American Redstart ✓
2Mourning Dove ✓
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
2Chipping Sparrow ✓

October 21

1House Sparrow ✓