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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.

October 23

2Pied-billed Grebe ✓
3Snowy Egret ✓
2Great Egret ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
11Turkey Vulture ✓
4Bald Eagle ✓
2Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
2Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
2Northern Flicker ✓
10American Crow ✓
50Fish Crow ✓
5Carolina Chickadee ✓
2Tufted Titmouse ✓
20Tree Swallow ✓
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
2Song Sparrow ✓
1Swamp Sparrow ✓
17Red-winged Blackbird ✓
3Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
4Northern Cardinal ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
2Carolina Wren ✓
2Gray Catbird ✓
1White-throated Sparrow ✓
3Common Grackle ✓
1Mourning Dove ✓
1Virginia Rail ✓
1Anhinga ✓
1Little Blue Heron ✓
1Tricolored Heron ✓
1Northern Harrier ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
2Eastern Phoebe ✓
1Blue-headed Vireo ✓
1Loggerhead Shrike ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
2Marsh Wren ✓
1Eastern Bluebird ✓
4Cedar Waxwing ✓
3House Finch ✓
3Chipping Sparrow ✓
2Savannah Sparrow ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓

October 22

6Wild Turkey ✓
1Lesser Black-backed Gull ✓
2Wood Stork ✓
1Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1White Ibis ✓
1Merlin ✓
1Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow ✓
1European Starling ✓
1Swainson's Thrush ✓
2Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
1Painted Bunting ✓

October 21

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
2Clapper Rail ✓
15Roseate Spoonbill ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
2Wood Duck ✓
1Killdeer ✓
1Green Heron ✓
1Brown Creeper ✓
1Winter Wren ✓
1American Robin ✓
1White-crowned Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Meadowlark ✓
2American Redstart ✓

October 17

1Northern Waterthrush ✓