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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.

December 22

18Hooded Merganser
2Mourning Dove
12Common Gallinule
1Anhinga
2Double-crested Cormorant
11Tricolored Heron
3Snowy Egret
2Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
2Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2American Crow
1Tufted Titmouse

December 21

3Bufflehead
5Wood Stork
2White Ibis
1Black-crowned Night Heron
26American White Pelican
2Downy Woodpecker
1Carolina Chickadee
2Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal

December 20

1Pied-billed Grebe
1Red-headed Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2House Finch
1American Goldfinch
3White-throated Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Orange-crowned Warbler

December 19

4Little Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Blue-headed Vireo
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Gray Catbird
20Rusty Blackbird

December 17

1Green Heron
1Cooper's Hawk

December 16

1Northern Flicker