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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 Dorothea Dix Park

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

May 13

1Mourning Dove
2Turkey Vulture
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
4Hairy Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
4Blue Jay
2White-breasted Nuthatch
30European Starling
2Gray Catbird
2Northern Mockingbird
11American Robin
1House Finch
1Eastern Towhee
3Common Grackle
8Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Northern Flicker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1Tree Swallow
1Brown Thrasher
1Savannah Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
1Bobolink
1Common Yellowthroat
1Blue Grosbeak
5Chimney Swift
1Killdeer
2Black Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
1Eastern Kingbird
2American Crow
1Carolina Wren
2Chipping Sparrow
1Brown-headed Cowbird

May 12

1White-eyed Vireo
2Fish Crow
1Barn Swallow
2American Goldfinch
1Pine Warbler
1Painted Bunting
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1American Kestrel
2Purple Martin
2Cedar Waxwing
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Mississippi Kite

May 11

1Orchard Oriole
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Swainson's Thrush
2Canada Goose
1Downy Woodpecker
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

May 10

1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Eastern Bluebird

May 9

1Northern Rough-winged Swallow

May 8

1Acadian Flycatcher
1Ovenbird
1American Redstart

May 7

1Black-and-white Warbler
1Field Sparrow
1Blackpoll Warbler