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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.

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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.

October 31

9Blue-winged Teal ✓
2American Black Duck ✓
4Ring-necked Duck ✓
3Hooded Merganser ✓
6Wild Turkey ✓
1Mourning Dove ✓
3Wilson's Snipe ✓
2Prairie Willet ✓
3Pied-billed Grebe ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
3Black Vulture ✓
10Turkey Vulture ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
2Eastern Phoebe ✓
14American Crow ✓
1Carolina Chickadee ✓
1Winter Wren ✓
2Carolina Wren ✓
3Song Sparrow ✓
5Swamp Sparrow ✓
2Eastern Towhee ✓
15Red-winged Blackbird ✓
4Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓
52Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
1Prairie Warbler ✓
2Northern Cardinal ✓

October 29

1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
40Fish Crow ✓
1Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓

October 28

2Wood Duck ✓
1Northern Shoveler ✓
6Gadwall ✓
3American Wigeon ✓
2Mallard ✓
2Northern Pintail ✓
30Green-winged Teal ✓
1Clapper Rail ✓
1Killdeer ✓
1Greater Yellowlegs ✓
500Laughing Gull ✓
2White Ibis ✓
1Sharp-shinned Hawk ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Northern Harrier ✓
3Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Swainson's Hawk ✓
3Downy Woodpecker ✓
2Pileated Woodpecker ✓
7Northern Flicker ✓
4American Kestrel ✓
2Merlin ✓
5Blue Jay ✓
2Tufted Titmouse ✓
20Tree Swallow ✓
4Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
5Northern House Wren ✓
6Gray Catbird ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
5Northern Mockingbird ✓
1Hermit Thrush ✓
1House Finch ✓
5White-throated Sparrow ✓
1Savannah Sparrow ✓
4Eastern Meadowlark ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓

October 27

1Common Gallinule ✓
2Least Sandpiper ✓
5Little Blue Heron ✓
3Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Eastern Bluebird ✓