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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 25

7Hooded Merganser
3Mourning Dove
3Common Gallinule
2Double-crested Cormorant
9White Ibis
2Little Blue Heron
12Tricolored Heron
27Snowy Egret
3Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
2American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Carolina Wren
1Hermit Thrush
1House Finch
1White-throated Sparrow
6Red-winged Blackbird
24Rusty Blackbird
2Common Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
2Palm Warbler
1Pine Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal

January 24

1Bufflehead
2Anhinga
5Black-crowned Night Heron
1Black Vulture
2Wood Stork
1Turkey Vulture
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Gray Catbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Green Heron
1Northern Flicker
1White-eyed Vireo
2Fish Crow
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

January 23

4Ruddy Turnstone
5Laughing Gull

January 22

1Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern House Wren
1Marsh Wren
2American Goldfinch
2Song Sparrow

January 21

2Pied-billed Grebe
1Cooper's Hawk
2Bald Eagle
3Red-tailed Hawk
1Blue Jay
1Northern Waterthrush
2Orange-crowned Warbler