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Mission Statement

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.

September 17

6Mourning Dove
7Chimney Swift
1Killdeer
1Double-crested Cormorant
4Roseate Spoonbill
3Little Blue Heron
1Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
4Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Red-headed Woodpecker
6Red-bellied Woodpecker
5Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
8White-eyed Vireo
4Blue Jay
2American Crow
2Fish Crow
15Carolina Chickadee
5Tufted Titmouse
1White-breasted Nuthatch
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
4Carolina Wren
3Northern Mockingbird
10Bobolink
2Red-winged Blackbird
6Common Yellowthroat
3Northern Parula
1Pine Warbler
1Prairie Warbler
1Summer Tanager
5Northern Cardinal
3Painted Bunting
1Common Gallinule
1Anhinga
2Tricolored Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Northern Harrier
1Bald Eagle
2Belted Kingfisher
1Eastern Bluebird
2American Redstart

September 16

3Wood Duck
2Wood Stork
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Chestnut-sided Warbler
1Clapper Rail
8Black Vulture
2Marsh Wren
1Northern Waterthrush

September 13

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
40White Ibis
1Barred Owl
3Barn Swallow
1Palm Warbler
2Indigo Bunting
3Pied-billed Grebe
1Merlin
1Great Crested Flycatcher
7Eastern Kingbird
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Blue-winged Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
1Black-throated Green Warbler
3Blue Grosbeak

September 12

1Veery
1Black-and-white Warbler