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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 The River Reserve Neighborhood (private property)

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

May 13

2Mourning Dove
1Great Blue Heron
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1White-eyed Vireo
5Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
4Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
2House Finch
4American Goldfinch
1Chipping Sparrow
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1American Redstart
1Northern Parula
4Northern Cardinal
1Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1American Crow
1Veery

May 11

1Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Downy Woodpecker
2Acadian Flycatcher
2Red-eyed Vireo
1Gray Catbird
1Swainson's Thrush
2Magnolia Warbler
1Yellow Warbler
3Blackpoll Warbler
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
1Canada Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager
1Indigo Bunting
1Barred Owl

May 10

1Spotted Sandpiper
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Blue Jay
1Yellow-rumped Warbler

May 7

1Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Eastern Towhee
1Orchard Oriole