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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 Caw Caw Interpretive Center

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

April 21

4Mourning Dove
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
1Osprey
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
4Great Crested Flycatcher
3White-eyed Vireo
2Red-eyed Vireo
6American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
15Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2House Wren
15Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
5House Finch
1Swamp Sparrow
12Red-winged Blackbird
6Brown-headed Cowbird
8Common Grackle
2Black-and-white Warbler
4Prothonotary Warbler
3Common Yellowthroat
6Northern Parula
2Pine Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
12Northern Cardinal
3King Rail
1Common Gallinule
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Least Bittern
1White Ibis
1Turkey Vulture
1Swallow-tailed Kite
3Bald Eagle
1Pileated Woodpecker
3Yellow-throated Vireo
2Purple Martin
3Barn Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Marsh Wren
6Savannah Sparrow
7Boat-tailed Grackle
1Northern Waterthrush
2Summer Tanager
3Painted Bunting
1Wood Stork
2Anhinga
1Little Blue Heron
2Snowy Egret
1Orchard Oriole
1Green Heron

April 20

1Mallard
1Pied-billed Grebe
3Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Clapper Rail
6Laughing Gull
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Acadian Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
2Blue Jay
3Fish Crow
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2White-throated Sparrow
2Wood Duck
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Tree Swallow
1Barred Owl
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Chipping Sparrow
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Indigo Bunting
1Tricolored Heron
3Eastern Bluebird
3American Robin
2Song Sparrow
1American Redstart

April 19

1Red-headed Woodpecker

April 18

1Mississippi Kite
2Blue Grosbeak
1Eastern Towhee
1Yellow Warbler
2Palm Warbler
1Prairie Warbler
2Black-throated Green Warbler
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet

April 17

1Scarlet Tanager
4Mottled Duck
1American Coot
2American Bittern
1Chimney Swift
1Belted Kingfisher
1Northern Flicker
1Blue-headed Vireo
1Brown Thrasher

April 16

1Red-tailed Hawk
1Wood Thrush
1Swainson's Warbler
1Sora
1Eastern Meadowlark