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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 2

1Turkey Vulture ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
2Pileated Woodpecker ✓
2Northern Flicker ✓
1Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
1White-eyed Vireo ✓
4American Crow ✓
5Carolina Chickadee ✓
8Tufted Titmouse ✓
2White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
4Carolina Wren ✓
20Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓
10Northern Cardinal ✓

October 1

XYellow-breasted Chat ✓
XSummer Tanager ✓
XGray Catbird ✓
3Great Egret ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
3Mourning Dove ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Hairy Woodpecker
2Blue Jay ✓
1Northern Waterthrush ✓

September 30

2Clapper Rail ✓
6Pied-billed Grebe ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Great Crested Flycatcher ✓
1Red-eyed Vireo ✓
3American Redstart ✓
3Northern Parula ✓
1Wood Stork ✓
1Anhinga ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
2Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
1Swainson's Thrush ✓

September 29

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
1Greater Yellowlegs ✓
1Little Blue Heron ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Northern Harrier ✓
1Fish Crow ✓
3House Finch ✓
2Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
1Painted Bunting ✓

September 27

1Sharp-shinned Hawk ✓
XYellow-throated Vireo ✓
XBlue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
XYellow-throated Warbler ✓
XBlue Grosbeak ✓
XIndigo Bunting ✓
3Black Vulture ✓
1Merlin ✓
1Eastern Bluebird ✓
1Cape May Warbler ✓
1Northern Yellow Warbler ✓
4Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Acadian Flycatcher ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
1Tree Swallow ✓
1Marsh Wren ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
4Palm Warbler ✓
1Canada Goose ✓
2Blue-winged Teal ✓

September 26

1Magnolia Warbler ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
2Common Grackle ✓
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
1Ovenbird ✓
1Tennessee Warbler ✓
2Hooded Warbler ✓
1Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓
1Prairie Warbler ✓
1Western Cattle-Egret ✓
1American Bittern ✓
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron ✓
1Wild Turkey ✓
2Chimney Swift ✓
2White Ibis ✓
4Glossy Ibis ✓
1Barred Owl ✓
2Purple Martin ✓