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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.

November 5

1Mourning Dove ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
1American Crow ✓
4Carolina Chickadee ✓
3Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
1Winter Wren ✓
1Song Sparrow ✓
1Swamp Sparrow ✓
17Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓

November 4

4Clapper Rail ✓
7Pied-billed Grebe ✓
1Anhinga ✓
1Tricolored Heron ✓
2Snowy Egret ✓
8Great Egret ✓
2Great Blue Heron ✓
10Turkey Vulture ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
2Belted Kingfisher ✓
2Eastern Phoebe ✓
12Tree Swallow ✓
4Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
2White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Eastern Marsh Wren ✓
3Carolina Wren ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓
4Eastern Bluebird ✓
2Hermit Thrush ✓
1White-throated Sparrow ✓
8Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
3Northern Cardinal ✓
2Laughing Gull ✓
1Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Little Blue Heron ✓
1Osprey ✓
2Downy Woodpecker ✓
1White-eyed Vireo ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
1Fish Crow ✓
2Sedge Wren ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
2Common Grackle ✓

November 1

1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
3Black Vulture ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
1Chipping Sparrow ✓
1Savannah Sparrow ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓

October 31

9White Ibis ✓
1Sharp-shinned Hawk ✓
1American Goldfinch ✓
1Clay-colored Sparrow
1Common Gallinule ✓
1Killdeer ✓
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
4Brown-headed Cowbird ✓

October 30

1King Rail