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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 Fants Grove Wildlife Management Area

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

July 3

4Wood Duck
2Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Black-crowned Night Heron
5Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
3Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1White-eyed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
1American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
15Purple Martin
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Brown Thrasher
1Eastern Bluebird
12Red-winged Blackbird
2Common Yellowthroat
2Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
2Indigo Bunting
1Chuck-will's-widow
1Blue Jay
1Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
1Wood Thrush
1American Robin
2Eastern Towhee
1Summer Tanager

July 2

1Mourning Dove
1King Rail
1Barred Owl
1Yellow-throated Vireo
3Barn Swallow
3American Goldfinch

June 30

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Yellow-breasted Chat
2Chipping Sparrow
1Hooded Warbler

June 27

1Prothonotary Warbler
1Chimney Swift
1Green Heron
2Common Grackle