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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 29

2Mourning Dove ✓
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
1Greater Yellowlegs ✓
1Anhinga ✓
1Little Blue Heron ✓
6Great Egret ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Northern Harrier ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
3Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
3Downy Woodpecker ✓
2Pileated Woodpecker ✓
4Northern Flicker ✓
1White-eyed Vireo ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
5American Crow ✓
1Fish Crow ✓
30Carolina Chickadee ✓
20Tufted Titmouse ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
3Carolina Wren ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
3House Finch ✓
3Red-winged Blackbird ✓
2Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
5Common Yellowthroat ✓
1Northern Parula ✓
2Pine Warbler ✓
4Northern Cardinal ✓
1Painted Bunting ✓

September 27

2Pied-billed Grebe ✓
5Turkey Vulture ✓
1Sharp-shinned Hawk ✓
XRed-shouldered Hawk ✓
XYellow-throated Vireo ✓
XBlue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
3American Redstart ✓
XYellow-throated Warbler ✓
XBlue Grosbeak ✓
XIndigo Bunting ✓
13Wood Stork ✓
3Black Vulture ✓
1Merlin ✓
1Eastern Bluebird ✓
1Cape May Warbler ✓
1Northern Yellow Warbler ✓
4Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
1Acadian Flycatcher ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
1Tree Swallow ✓
1Marsh Wren ✓
3Brown Thrasher ✓
1Northern Waterthrush ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
4Palm Warbler ✓
1Canada Goose ✓
2Blue-winged Teal ✓

September 26

1Clapper Rail ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
1Red-eyed Vireo ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
2Common Grackle ✓
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
1Yellow-breasted Chat ✓
1Ovenbird ✓
1Tennessee Warbler ✓
2Hooded Warbler ✓
1Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓
1Prairie Warbler ✓
1Summer Tanager ✓
1Western Cattle-Egret ✓
1Great Crested Flycatcher ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1American Bittern ✓
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron ✓
1Wild Turkey ✓
2Chimney Swift ✓
2White Ibis ✓
4Glossy Ibis ✓
1Barred Owl ✓
2Purple Martin ✓

September 24

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

September 23

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