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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.

January 21

2Mourning Dove
1Anhinga
1Tricolored Heron
1Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
7Turkey Vulture
1Northern Harrier
3Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Eastern Phoebe
2Blue Jay
6American Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Northern House Wren
1Marsh Wren
3Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
25American Robin
10American Goldfinch
2White-throated Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
1Lincoln's Sparrow
15Red-winged Blackbird
3Pine Warbler
15Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Prairie Warbler
4Northern Cardinal

January 20

1Wood Stork
1Double-crested Cormorant
3White Ibis
4Snowy Egret
1Barred Owl
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1White-eyed Vireo
3White-breasted Nuthatch
2Hermit Thrush
2Swamp Sparrow
2Common Grackle

January 17

1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Yellowthroat
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Little Blue Heron
1Blue-headed Vireo
1Fish Crow
1Orange-crowned Warbler
3Hooded Merganser
1Virginia Rail
1Osprey
1Belted Kingfisher
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
5Cedar Waxwing
3House Finch
1Eastern Towhee
3Palm Warbler

January 16

1Winter Wren
1Brown Thrasher
2Purple Finch
1Northern Waterthrush
2Black-and-white Warbler

January 15

2Eastern Bluebird
5Chipping Sparrow