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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 Melton Peter Demetre Park

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

May 12

1Canada Goose
2Chimney Swift
1Ruddy Turnstone
2Laughing Gull
2Royal Tern
2Wood Stork
1Anhinga
1Great Egret
1American Crow
2Purple Martin
1Carolina Wren
6European Starling
1Rock Pigeon
1Double-crested Cormorant
13Brown Pelican
2Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Great Blue Heron
2Osprey
2Mississippi Kite
4Red-tailed Hawk
6Barn Swallow
2Northern Cardinal
2Killdeer
4Sanderling
4Least Sandpiper
9Semipalmated Sandpiper
6Forster's Tern
1Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
4Carolina Chickadee

May 10

2American Oystercatcher
7Black Skimmer
2Caspian Tern
1Sandwich Tern
2Tree Swallow

May 9

2Black-crowned Night Heron
2Great Crested Flycatcher
3Brown Thrasher
2Eastern Bluebird
7House Finch
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Boat-tailed Grackle