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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 Cypress Wetlands

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

February 21

8Common Gallinule
1Pied-billed Grebe
14Wood Stork
3Double-crested Cormorant
2White Ibis
14Tricolored Heron
23Snowy Egret
2Great Blue Heron
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
3American Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
12Common Grackle
6Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
1Mourning Dove
3Black-crowned Night Heron
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1White-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Eastern Bluebird
1House Finch
3Red-winged Blackbird

February 20

1Anhinga
1Little Blue Heron
5Great Egret
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
16Cedar Waxwing
1Rusty Blackbird
5Canada Goose
3Hooded Merganser
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Brown Thrasher
2American Robin

February 18

1Palm Warbler
1Pine Warbler
1Cooper's Hawk
1Fish Crow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Marsh Wren
6European Starling
1Dark-eyed Junco
1Swamp Sparrow
1Orange-crowned Warbler
1Barred Owl

February 17

1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Song Sparrow