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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 White Oak River Impoundment

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

April 27

2Mallard
1Mourning Dove
2Clapper Rail
4Virginia Rail
5Sora
2Common Gallinule
4Black-necked Stilt
9Lesser Yellowlegs
6Greater Yellowlegs
7Laughing Gull
2Forster's Tern
40Double-crested Cormorant
1Least Bittern
3Little Blue Heron
1Great Blue Heron
2Glossy Ibis
3Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Belted Kingfisher
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1White-eyed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
4Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
5Purple Martin
5Barn Swallow
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
4Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
1House Finch
1Swamp Sparrow
26Red-winged Blackbird
12Common Grackle
3Pine Warbler
1Summer Tanager
4Northern Cardinal
2Blue Grosbeak
3Indigo Bunting

April 22

3Canada Goose
7Blue-winged Teal
1Green-winged Teal
1Lesser Scaup
3Wild Turkey
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Sandhill Crane
4Caspian Tern
1Green Heron
1Great Egret
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Barred Owl
1Downy Woodpecker
10American Crow
4Fish Crow
15Tree Swallow
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Yellowthroat
2Northern Parula
1Cooper's Hawk
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1American Goldfinch
1White-throated Sparrow
2Boat-tailed Grackle