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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 Caw Caw Interpretive Center

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

March 12

3Mourning Dove
14Wood Stork
2Snowy Egret
2Black Vulture
6Turkey Vulture
2Osprey
2Bald Eagle
4Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
3Northern Flicker
3American Crow
1Fish Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
12Tree Swallow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
8American Goldfinch
2White-throated Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
15Red-winged Blackbird
1Boat-tailed Grackle
2Black-and-white Warbler
3Orange-crowned Warbler
1Pine Warbler
7Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
1Northern Cardinal
2Wood Duck
2Wilson's Snipe
2Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Swallow-tailed Kite
1Northern Harrier
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Red-headed Woodpecker
6White-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
2White-breasted Nuthatch
1Winter Wren
1Marsh Wren
3Gray Catbird
2Eastern Bluebird
2Hermit Thrush
1American Robin
2Chipping Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
3Brown-headed Cowbird
2Rusty Blackbird
4Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Parula

March 11

2Mottled Duck
1American Bittern
1Barred Owl
2Eastern Phoebe
2Blue-headed Vireo
7Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Forster's Tern
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Anhinga
1Little Blue Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2Barn Swallow
1Purple Finch
1Dark-eyed Junco
1Eastern Towhee
1Brown Creeper
3House Finch
2Common Grackle
1Palm Warbler

March 8

1Clapper Rail
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Purple Martin
1Painted Bunting

March 7

1Ring-billed Gull