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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.

May 18

1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Acadian Flycatcher
1Eastern Phoebe
1White-eyed Vireo
3Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
1Tufted Titmouse
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
1Eastern Towhee
3Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Grackle
2Ovenbird
2Black-and-white Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
7American Redstart
1Northern Parula
1Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting

May 17

1Mourning Dove
1Killdeer
1Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
3Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
3Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
2Yellow-throated Vireo
1Warbling Vireo
1American Crow
2Fish Crow
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Chipping Sparrow
1Field Sparrow
2Yellow-breasted Chat
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Louisiana Waterthrush
1Northern Waterthrush
4Prothonotary Warbler
3Kentucky Warbler
1Hooded Warbler
3Prairie Warbler
2Summer Tanager

May 16

1Canada Goose
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Bald Eagle
2Red-headed Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Blue-headed Vireo
5Carolina Chickadee
2Purple Martin
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
3Orchard Oriole
1Blackpoll Warbler
1Northern Bobwhite
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Eastern Bluebird
3American Goldfinch

May 13

1Green Heron
2American Robin
1Scarlet Tanager