Carolina Bird Club

Carolina Bird Club

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About the Club

Mission Statement

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

To promote the observation, enjoyment, and study of birds.
To provide opportunities for birders to become acquainted, and to share information and experience.
To maintain well-documented records of birds in the Carolinas.
To support the protection and conservation of birds and their habitats and foster an appreciation and respect of natural resources.
To promote educational opportunities in bird and nature study.
To support research on birds of the Carolinas and their habitats.

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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.

The Club provides this website to all for free.

By becoming a member, you support the activities of the Club, receive reduced registration fee for meetings, can participate in bonus field trips, and receive our publications.

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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 18

4	Blue-winged Teal ✓
6	Wild Turkey ✓
6	Mourning Dove ✓
2	Killdeer ✓
3	Solitary Sandpiper ✓
2	Greater Yellowlegs ✓
4	Pied-billed Grebe ✓
45	White Ibis ✓
23	Snowy Egret ✓
2	Western Cattle-Egret ✓
15	Great Egret ✓
1	Great Blue Heron ✓
1	Turkey Vulture ✓
1	Sharp-shinned Hawk ✓
1	Cooper's Hawk ✓
1	Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
2	Belted Kingfisher ✓
2	Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1	Northern Flicker ✓
35	American Crow ✓
6	Fish Crow ✓
1	Carolina Chickadee ✓
1	Northern Mockingbird ✓
8	Canada Goose ✓
3	Wood Duck ✓
1	Eastern Whip-poor-will ✓
1	Anhinga ✓
10	Little Blue Heron ✓
1	Red-tailed Hawk ✓
2	Eastern Screech-Owl ✓
1	Great Horned Owl ✓
2	Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
2	Downy Woodpecker ✓
2	Hairy Woodpecker ✓
10	Eastern Kingbird ✓
15	White-eyed Vireo ✓
3	Red-eyed Vireo ✓
8	Blue Jay ✓
3	Tufted Titmouse ✓
2	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
17	Carolina Wren ✓
6	Brown Thrasher ✓
5	Eastern Towhee ✓
1	Bobolink ✓
1	Red-winged Blackbird ✓
20	Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
100	Common Grackle ✓
1	Northern Waterthrush ✓
4	Black-and-white Warbler ✓
9	Common Yellowthroat ✓
4	American Redstart ✓
1	Palm Warbler ✓
1	Pine Warbler ✓
1	Prairie Warbler ✓
1	Summer Tanager ✓
15	Northern Cardinal ✓
14	Blue Grosbeak ✓
9	Indigo Bunting ✓

September 17

1	Green-winged Teal ✓
1	White-breasted Nuthatch ✓

September 15

2	Northern Bobwhite ✓
6	American Kestrel ✓
1	Great Crested Flycatcher ✓
3	Chipping Sparrow ✓
3	Eastern Meadowlark ✓
2	American Black Duck ✓
2	Chuck-will's-widow ✓
2	Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
2	Laughing Gull ✓
3	Osprey ✓
1	Northern Harrier ✓
2	Broad-winged Hawk ✓
1	Merlin ✓
1	Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
1	Baltimore Oriole ✓
2	Northern Parula ✓
4	Magnolia Warbler ✓
1	Blackburnian Warbler ✓
1	Northern Yellow Warbler ✓
1	Chestnut-sided Warbler ✓
1	Painted Bunting ✓

September 14

1	Least Flycatcher ✓
1	Cape May Warbler ✓
1	Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
8	Short-billed Dowitcher ✓
1	American Woodcock ✓
1	Acadian Flycatcher ✓
1	Tree Swallow ✓
1	Purple Martin ✓
1	Barn Swallow ✓
2	Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓