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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.

September 26

1Clapper Rail ✓
1Pied-billed Grebe ✓
2Great Egret ✓
2Great Blue Heron ✓
3Belted Kingfisher ✓
3Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
5Carolina Chickadee ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
26Red-winged Blackbird ✓
3Common Yellowthroat ✓
2American Redstart ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓
2Mourning Dove ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
3Northern Cardinal ✓
1Anhinga ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
1Blue Jay ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
1Northern Waterthrush ✓
2Painted Bunting ✓
2Turkey Vulture ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
3Downy Woodpecker ✓
3White-eyed Vireo ✓
1Red-eyed Vireo ✓
2American Crow ✓
1Fish Crow ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
1Eastern Bluebird ✓
1House Finch ✓
2Common Grackle ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
1Northern Parula ✓
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
1Acadian Flycatcher ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
1Marsh Wren ✓
1Yellow-breasted Chat ✓
1Ovenbird ✓
1Tennessee Warbler ✓
2Hooded Warbler ✓
2Northern Yellow Warbler ✓
1Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓
10Pine Warbler ✓
4Yellow-throated Warbler ✓
1Prairie Warbler ✓
1Summer Tanager ✓
1Little Blue Heron ✓
1Western Cattle-Egret ✓
1Black Vulture ✓
1Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
1Great Crested Flycatcher ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Palm Warbler ✓
1Indigo Bunting ✓
1American Bittern ✓
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron ✓
1Merlin ✓
1Tree Swallow ✓
1Wild Turkey ✓
2Chimney Swift ✓
2White Ibis ✓
4Glossy Ibis ✓
1Sharp-shinned Hawk ✓
1Barred Owl ✓
2Purple Martin ✓
1Brown-headed Cowbird ✓

September 24

2Black-bellied Plover ✓
1Lesser Yellowlegs ✓
1Forster's Tern ✓
1Red-headed Woodpecker ✓

September 23

1Laughing Gull ✓
5Bobolink ✓
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓

September 20

3Wood Stork ✓
1Black-crowned Night Heron ✓