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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 Silver Bluff Audubon-Kathwood Ponds

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

September 25

3Chimney Swift
21Killdeer
4Least Sandpiper
121Wood Stork
1Little Blue Heron
1Snowy Egret
70Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
19White Ibis
1Turkey Vulture
1Belted Kingfisher
1American Crow
1Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
2Northern Cardinal
2Mourning Dove
1Wilson's Snipe
5Solitary Sandpiper
2Lesser Yellowlegs
2Green Heron
1Northern Harrier
1Bald Eagle
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
4Eastern Phoebe
4White-eyed Vireo
4Blue Jay
1Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
125Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Barn Swallow
1Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
7American Goldfinch
1Northern Waterthrush
2Indigo Bunting
3Painted Bunting
5Wood Duck
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Red-headed Woodpecker

September 20

1American Kestrel
1Loggerhead Shrike
2European Starling