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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 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road

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

September 2

9Canada Goose
6Wood Duck
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
60Chimney Swift
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Killdeer
4Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Egret
8Great Blue Heron
8Black Vulture
18Turkey Vulture
3Osprey
4Bald Eagle
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Eastern Screech-Owl
3Belted Kingfisher
7Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
4Pileated Woodpecker
10Eastern Wood-Pewee
5Acadian Flycatcher
1Eastern Phoebe
1Great Crested Flycatcher
22White-eyed Vireo
6Yellow-throated Vireo
1Warbling Vireo
20Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
5American Crow
10Fish Crow
20Carolina Chickadee
10Tufted Titmouse
5White-breasted Nuthatch
26Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
13Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
1Worm-eating Warbler
2Northern Waterthrush
9Black-and-white Warbler
7Hooded Warbler
16American Redstart
9Northern Parula
1Pine Warbler
4Yellow-throated Warbler
1Prairie Warbler
2Summer Tanager
3Scarlet Tanager
8Northern Cardinal
2Indigo Bunting

September 1

1American Robin

August 30

1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Eastern Kingbird
1Blue-headed Vireo
1American Goldfinch
1Eastern Towhee
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Yellow Warbler
1Chestnut-sided Warbler
1Mourning Dove
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Common Yellowthroat