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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.

May 15

1Great Crested Flycatcher
2White-eyed Vireo
1American Crow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
1Yellow-breasted Chat
3Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Prairie Warbler
1Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
3Wood Duck
1American Black Duck
4Wild Turkey
11Mourning Dove
5Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Black-billed Cuckoo
3Chuck-will's-widow
1Common Gallinule
8Spotted Sandpiper
10Laughing Gull
1Gull-billed Tern
1Anhinga
2Double-crested Cormorant
60White Ibis
4Glossy Ibis
2Little Blue Heron
4Green Heron
45Western Cattle-Egret
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
4Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Eastern Screech-Owl
1Red-headed Woodpecker
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
7Eastern Kingbird
1Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
10Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
1Tree Swallow
1Purple Martin
1Barn Swallow
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Gray Catbird
4Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
1Wood Thrush
5Eastern Towhee
2Bobolink
5Eastern Meadowlark
4Orchard Oriole
10Common Grackle
1Ovenbird
9Prothonotary Warbler
1Swainson's Warbler
14Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Yellow Warbler
1Blackpoll Warbler
3Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
6Summer Tanager
30Indigo Bunting
1Painted Bunting

May 13

2Fish Crow

May 12

2Mallard
1Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Virginia Rail
1Killdeer
1Greater Yellowlegs
3Tricolored Heron
1Cooper's Hawk
1Hairy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Waterthrush