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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.

January 1

64Snowy Egret
16Great Egret
1Bufflehead
2Common Gallinule
2Wood Stork
2Anhinga
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Great Blue Heron
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1White-throated Sparrow
1Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
1American Crow
2White-breasted Nuthatch
4Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Song Sparrow
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
3Northern Cardinal
1Green Heron
6Hooded Merganser
1Mourning Dove
1Pied-billed Grebe
2White Ibis
2Tricolored Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1Northern Mockingbird
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Pileated Woodpecker

December 28

4Little Blue Heron
XBrown-headed Nuthatch
XEastern Bluebird
XChipping Sparrow

December 26

1Red-tailed Hawk