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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 16

1Bufflehead
2Mourning Dove
12Common Gallinule
2Pied-billed Grebe
1Wood Stork
3Double-crested Cormorant
3White Ibis
2Black-crowned Night Heron
1Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
8Snowy Egret
2Green Heron
2Great Blue Heron
3Black Vulture
2Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
4American Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
3Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
3American Robin
20Cedar Waxwing
6House Finch
2Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
10Red-winged Blackbird
15Rusty Blackbird
5Boat-tailed Grackle
1Palm Warbler
1Pine Warbler
10Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Northern Cardinal

February 15

2Blue Jay
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1European Starling
1Common Grackle
1White-eyed Vireo
1Fish Crow
1Marsh Wren
2American Goldfinch
4Chipping Sparrow

February 14

5Hooded Merganser
5Great Egret
1Barred Owl
1Gray Catbird
2White-throated Sparrow
4Brown-headed Cowbird
2Red-tailed Hawk
1Brown-headed Nuthatch

February 12

1Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Waterthrush
1Bald Eagle

February 11

2Canada Goose
1Killdeer
1Ring-billed Gull
1Anhinga
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Blue-headed Vireo
1House Sparrow

February 10

2Black-and-white Warbler
1Northern Flicker
1Dark-eyed Junco
1Orange-crowned Warbler
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Nashville Warbler

February 9

4Painted Bunting