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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 Davis Waterfowl Impoundments (Restricted Access)

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

July 22

5Mourning Dove
1Chimney Swift
2Clapper Rail
2Black-necked Stilt
5Black-bellied Plover
2Killdeer
3Semipalmated Plover
3Short-billed Dowitcher
8Spotted Sandpiper
23Lesser Yellowlegs
3Greater Yellowlegs
1Least Sandpiper
1Western Sandpiper
90Semipalmated Sandpiper
20Laughing Gull
2American Herring Gull
4Black Skimmer
12Least Tern
2Gull-billed Tern
8Forster's Tern
9Royal Tern
1Double-crested Cormorant
4White Ibis
1Little Blue Heron
18Tricolored Heron
2Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
9Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
3Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
1Fish Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
1Purple Martin
2Barn Swallow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
4Northern Mockingbird
20Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Yellowthroat
5Northern Cardinal
3Blue Grosbeak