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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 Cowan's Ford Wildlife Refuge

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

May 13

2Wood Duck
2Mourning Dove
1Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1Barn Swallow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
5Cedar Waxwing
1American Goldfinch
1Chipping Sparrow
1Field Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Pine Warbler
2Summer Tanager
1Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting

May 12

1Osprey
1Orchard Oriole
2Common Yellowthroat
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
3Chimney Swift
1Black Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
1Eastern Phoebe
2White-eyed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1House Wren
1Yellow-breasted Chat
2Prairie Warbler
1Blue Grosbeak

May 11

3Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
4Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
2Tree Swallow
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Swainson's Thrush
2Wood Thrush
1Song Sparrow
1Louisiana Waterthrush
3Prothonotary Warbler
2Northern Parula
2Blackpoll Warbler
3Scarlet Tanager

May 10

2Bald Eagle

May 9

1Yellow-throated Warbler

May 8

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Yellow Warbler

May 7

2European Starling
2House Finch