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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.

The Club provides this website to all for free.

By becoming a member, you support the activities of the Club, receive reduced registration fee for meetings, can participate in bonus field trips, and receive our publications.

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Recent reports from Caw Caw Interpretive Center

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

November 1

1Mourning Dove ✓
7Laughing Gull ✓
4Pied-billed Grebe ✓
1Snowy Egret ✓
1Great Egret ✓
3Turkey Vulture ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
3Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
2American Crow ✓
1Carolina Chickadee ✓
2Tufted Titmouse ✓
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓
7Red-winged Blackbird ✓
3Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
2Northern Cardinal ✓
1Clapper Rail ✓
1Anhinga ✓
1Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Little Blue Heron ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
2Eastern Phoebe ✓
5Tree Swallow ✓
3Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Hermit Thrush ✓
1Chipping Sparrow ✓
1Savannah Sparrow ✓
2Song Sparrow ✓
3Swamp Sparrow ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓

October 31

2Tricolored Heron ✓
1Osprey ✓
3Northern House Wren ✓
2White-throated Sparrow ✓
9White Ibis ✓
1Sharp-shinned Hawk ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
30Fish Crow ✓
1Eastern Marsh Wren ✓
2Eastern Bluebird ✓
1American Goldfinch ✓
1Clay-colored Sparrow
70Common Grackle ✓
1Common Gallinule ✓
1Killdeer ✓
1Blue Jay ✓
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
4Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
2Common Yellowthroat ✓

October 30

1King Rail

October 29

1Pileated Woodpecker ✓

October 28

1Wood Stork ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
2Canada Goose ✓
3Greater Yellowlegs ✓
2Great Blue Heron ✓
1Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
1Sedge Wren ✓
2Cedar Waxwing ✓
4House Finch ✓

October 27

2Blue-winged Teal ✓
3Black Vulture ✓