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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 Buckhorn Game Land--OWASA Tract

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

May 11

1Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2Killdeer
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Hairy Woodpecker
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Great Crested Flycatcher
3White-eyed Vireo
2Red-eyed Vireo
2Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Wood Thrush
2Eastern Towhee
2Yellow-breasted Chat
2Brown-headed Cowbird
3Ovenbird
3Hooded Warbler
4Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
3Prairie Warbler
3Northern Cardinal
4Indigo Bunting
2Barred Owl
2Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
1American Crow
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1House Wren
2Swainson's Thrush
2American Robin
2American Goldfinch
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Louisiana Waterthrush
3Common Yellowthroat
1American Redstart
1Northern Parula
2Summer Tanager
1Blue Grosbeak

May 10

1Turkey Vulture
1Blue Jay
1Brown Thrasher