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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 Ponds at junction of Sally Gilreath Rd / Hayes Rd (Private property - view from road)

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

May 13

XCanada Goose
1Mourning Dove
4Chimney Swift
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Solitary Sandpiper
3American Crow
4Tree Swallow
11Northern Rough-winged Swallow
3Barn Swallow
1Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
1Eastern Meadowlark
13Red-winged Blackbird
1Blue Grosbeak

May 11

3Killdeer
9Least Sandpiper
1Green Heron
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
3Blue Jay
1Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
2Carolina Wren
1European Starling
1American Robin
3House Finch
2American Goldfinch
1Grasshopper Sparrow
3Chipping Sparrow
1Orchard Oriole
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Grackle
2Common Yellowthroat
1Summer Tanager
1Scarlet Tanager
3Northern Cardinal
2Indigo Bunting

May 9

1Wild Turkey
1Semipalmated Sandpiper
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
7Cedar Waxwing
1Field Sparrow
2Savannah Sparrow
3Cliff Swallow
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1House Sparrow
1Northern Parula
1Eastern Phoebe
2Bobolink
1Brown Thrasher