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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 The Pitts

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

May 7

2Chimney Swift
3Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Barred Owl
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Kingbird
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
2American Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1Purple Martin
3White-breasted Nuthatch
1Carolina Wren
2Eastern Bluebird
4House Finch
1American Goldfinch
2Chipping Sparrow
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Pine Warbler
1Summer Tanager
1Scarlet Tanager
3Northern Cardinal
2Mourning Dove
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Eastern Phoebe
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Wood Thrush
2Cedar Waxwing
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Ovenbird
1Common Yellowthroat
1American Redstart
1Blackpoll Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Blue Grosbeak

May 6

1Common Raven
2Canada Goose
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
7Great Blue Heron
1Cooper's Hawk
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Kentucky Warbler
1Northern Parula

May 5

1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Brown-headed Nuthatch

May 4

1Osprey
1Barn Swallow

May 3

1Hairy Woodpecker
1Veery
1Louisiana Waterthrush
2Wood Duck
1Northern Flicker
1Blue Jay
1Indigo Bunting

May 1

2Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
1Brown-headed Cowbird
2Common Grackle