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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 13

9Common Gallinule
8Wood Stork
1Anhinga
2Double-crested Cormorant
11White Ibis
1Little Blue Heron
29Tricolored Heron
35Snowy Egret
16Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
1American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Carolina Wren
1House Finch
1Song Sparrow
2Red-winged Blackbird
6Rusty Blackbird
2Common Grackle
1Pine Warbler
3Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
2Bufflehead
2Hooded Merganser
4Black-crowned Night Heron
1Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
2Fish Crow
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2European Starling
2Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
3White-throated Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
1Orange-crowned Warbler
2Palm Warbler

January 12

1Gadwall
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Green Heron
1Blue Jay
2Northern Mockingbird

January 11

6Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Roseate Spoonbill
4Black Vulture
7American Robin
6Cedar Waxwing
1Black-and-white Warbler
2Mourning Dove
1Osprey
1White-eyed Vireo

January 10

1Golden-crowned Kinglet