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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.

November 16

5Laughing Gull
2Pied-billed Grebe
24Wood Stork
5Anhinga
4White Ibis
1American Bittern
2Little Blue Heron
1Snowy Egret
7Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
3Black Vulture
13Turkey Vulture
2Northern Harrier
4Bald Eagle
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
3Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
3White-eyed Vireo
11American Crow
300Fish Crow
10Carolina Chickadee
5Tufted Titmouse
12Tree Swallow
9Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Marsh Wren
6Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
2Northern Mockingbird
5White-throated Sparrow
4Song Sparrow
8Swamp Sparrow
40Red-winged Blackbird
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Orange-crowned Warbler
1Pine Warbler
8Yellow-rumped Warbler
3Northern Cardinal

November 15

6Wood Duck
2Northern Pintail
2Clapper Rail
1Virginia Rail
1Sora
1Tricolored Heron
2Belted Kingfisher
1Northern Flicker
1Blue-headed Vireo
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Hermit Thrush
4Rusty Blackbird
52Common Grackle
1Black-and-white Warbler
5Mourning Dove
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Greater Yellowlegs
4Blue Jay
1Northern House Wren
1Sedge Wren
2Eastern Bluebird
1American Pipit
3House Finch
1White-crowned Sparrow
5Brown-headed Cowbird
2Common Yellowthroat
2Palm Warbler

November 14

1American Goldfinch
7Savannah Sparrow
2Common Gallinule

November 13

1Osprey
1Barred Owl
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Roseate Spoonbill

November 12

4Wild Turkey
17Ring-billed Gull
2Killdeer
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Loggerhead Shrike
1Winter Wren
1Brown Thrasher
3American Robin