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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 Summerfield Community Park

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

May 10

2Wood Duck
1Mourning Dove
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Great Blue Heron
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Eastern Phoebe
2Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
1American Crow
1Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
2Eastern Bluebird
1Wood Thrush
12Cedar Waxwing
1House Sparrow
2House Finch
2American Goldfinch
1Chipping Sparrow
1White-throated Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Yellowthroat
1American Redstart
1Northern Parula
1Chestnut-sided Warbler
1Blackpoll Warbler
1Pine Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting

May 9

1Chimney Swift
1Red-shouldered Hawk
5European Starling
1Hermit Thrush
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Cape May Warbler

May 8

2Canada Goose
1Green Heron
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2American Robin