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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.

May 5

1Mourning Dove
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Red-headed Woodpecker
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Great Crested Flycatcher
3White-eyed Vireo
6Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
2American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
1White-breasted Nuthatch
8Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
4Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
1Swainson's Thrush
2Wood Thrush
1American Robin
4American Goldfinch
11Chipping Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
1Yellow-breasted Chat
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Ovenbird
1Worm-eating Warbler
3Black-and-white Warbler
1Swainson's Warbler
4Hooded Warbler
2American Redstart
2Pine Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
3Summer Tanager
8Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
3Indigo Bunting

May 4

4Turkey Vulture
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Louisiana Waterthrush
1Eastern Kingbird
1Veery
2Black-throated Blue Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager
17Canada Goose
8Wood Duck
3King Rail
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Great Blue Heron
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1White-throated Sparrow
13Red-winged Blackbird
2Northern Waterthrush
2Prothonotary Warbler
4Common Yellowthroat
3Northern Parula
1Blackpoll Warbler

May 3

1Great Horned Owl

May 2

1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Northern House Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Gray-cheeked Thrush
2Cedar Waxwing
1Field Sparrow
1Baltimore Oriole

May 1

2Chestnut-sided Warbler