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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 Bent Tree/Straight/White Farm

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

April 16

4Canada Goose
1Wild Turkey
7Mourning Dove
15Chimney Swift
2Killdeer
10Laughing Gull
1Great Blue Heron
15Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Red-shouldered Hawk
4Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
2Northern Flicker
8Great Crested Flycatcher
5White-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
7American Crow
2Fish Crow
7Carolina Chickadee
6Tufted Titmouse
5Tree Swallow
8Northern Rough-winged Swallow
15Barn Swallow
2Cliff Swallow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
14Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
8Carolina Wren
4European Starling
4Brown Thrasher
6Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
5American Robin
3Chipping Sparrow
7White-throated Sparrow
15Red-winged Blackbird
16Brown-headed Cowbird
7Ovenbird
3Prothonotary Warbler
1Swainson's Warbler
2Hooded Warbler
2Northern Parula
5Pine Warbler
3Yellow-throated Warbler
18Northern Cardinal

April 15

2Wood Duck
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Red-eyed Vireo
1House Finch
1Orchard Oriole
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
5Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Prairie Warbler
1Summer Tanager

April 14

4Purple Martin
1White-breasted Nuthatch
3Hermit Thrush
1American Goldfinch
1Swamp Sparrow
1Worm-eating Warbler

April 13

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Cooper's Hawk