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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 Taw Caw Creek Park

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

April 26

2Canada Goose
8Wood Duck
4Pied-billed Grebe
2Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
3Common Gallinule
2Ring-billed Gull
2Anhinga
1Green Heron
3Great Egret
13Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
2Osprey
4Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
4Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
3White-eyed Vireo
2Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
1Fish Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
6Tufted Titmouse
2Purple Martin
6Barn Swallow
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
6Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
2American Robin
3Chipping Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
17Red-winged Blackbird
16Common Grackle
2Black-and-white Warbler
4Prothonotary Warbler
3Common Yellowthroat
5Northern Parula
6Pine Warbler
5Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
2Summer Tanager
8Northern Cardinal