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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 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve

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

May 13

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
1American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
5Tufted Titmouse
1White-breasted Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
6Carolina Wren
2Eastern Bluebird
1Swainson's Thrush
1Wood Thrush
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Ovenbird
1Louisiana Waterthrush
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
2Hooded Warbler
2Northern Parula
1Summer Tanager
1Scarlet Tanager
6Northern Cardinal
3Blue Grosbeak
3Indigo Bunting
2American Goldfinch
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler

May 12

1Northern Flicker
1American Redstart
1White-eyed Vireo
1Pine Warbler

May 11

3Chipping Sparrow
1Field Sparrow
2Mourning Dove
3Chimney Swift
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Cape May Warbler
1Magnolia Warbler
1Bay-breasted Warbler
1Yellow Warbler
2Canada Goose
1Wild Turkey
1Great Blue Heron
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Brown-headed Nuthatch

May 10

1Barred Owl

May 9

1Yellow-breasted Chat

May 8

2Black Vulture
1Swamp Sparrow

May 7

1Gray Catbird
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird