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Mission Statement

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.

December 18

2Pied-billed Grebe
2Anhinga
2Double-crested Cormorant
1Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
5Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
2Red-shouldered Hawk
2Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2Red-headed Woodpecker
4Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Northern Flicker
1Eastern Phoebe
1White-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
7American Crow
24Carolina Chickadee
37Tufted Titmouse
1Tree Swallow
4Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Northern House Wren
3Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
2Hermit Thrush
2American Robin
4American Goldfinch
27White-throated Sparrow
4Song Sparrow
3Swamp Sparrow
6Red-winged Blackbird
1Black-and-white Warbler
2Orange-crowned Warbler
4Pine Warbler
38Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Northern Cardinal

December 17

2Bald Eagle
1Chipping Sparrow
1Common Yellowthroat
1Wood Duck
3Hooded Merganser
1Mourning Dove
1Snowy Egret
1Osprey
2Fish Crow
1Sedge Wren
3Marsh Wren
2Vesper Sparrow
4Savannah Sparrow
2Common Grackle

December 16

2Black Vulture
1Red-tailed Hawk

December 13

2White Ibis
2Roseate Spoonbill
1Winter Wren
2Rusty Blackbird
1Northern Waterthrush
3Ring-billed Gull
1Wood Stork
1Blue-headed Vireo
2House Finch
1Prairie Warbler
1American Bittern
3Cedar Waxwing
1Dark-eyed Junco
1Eastern Towhee
2Palm Warbler