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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 North River Farms (permission required)

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

September 14

15Canada Goose
2Mallard
7American Black Duck
9Wild Turkey
12Mourning Dove
1Greater Yellowlegs
9Laughing Gull
1Anhinga
2Double-crested Cormorant
13White Ibis
2Glossy Ibis
4Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
22Snowy Egret
5Western Cattle-Egret
18Great Egret
5Great Blue Heron
7Turkey Vulture
1Northern Harrier
1Belted Kingfisher
2Downy Woodpecker
1American Kestrel
1Merlin
8White-eyed Vireo
2Red-eyed Vireo
5Blue Jay
8American Crow
1Fish Crow
8Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
5Brown-headed Nuthatch
11Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
4Eastern Towhee
43Red-winged Blackbird
1Northern Waterthrush
3Black-and-white Warbler
6Common Yellowthroat
2American Redstart
1Northern Parula
20Northern Cardinal
9Blue Grosbeak
8Indigo Bunting

September 13

2Wood Duck
3Great Crested Flycatcher
20Common Grackle
1Hooded Warbler
1Prairie Warbler

September 12

4Blue-winged Teal
2Gadwall
4Pied-billed Grebe
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Cooper's Hawk
2Red-tailed Hawk
1Northern Mockingbird

September 10

5Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Clapper Rail
1Spotted Sandpiper
2Royal Tern
1Green Heron
3Red-shouldered Hawk
3Eastern Screech-Owl
3Great Horned Owl
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
4Eastern Kingbird
2Brown Thrasher
2Eastern Bluebird
4Veery
1Bobolink
8Baltimore Oriole
1Yellow Warbler
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
4Pine Warbler
2Summer Tanager
2Painted Bunting