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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.

May 31

2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
3Carolina Chickadee
6Tufted Titmouse
2White-breasted Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
10Carolina Wren
1Eastern Bluebird
13Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
6Northern Cardinal
3Painted Bunting
2Mourning Dove
1Wood Stork
1Anhinga
2Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Snowy Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
4Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Swallow-tailed Kite
2Pileated Woodpecker
5White-eyed Vireo
1American Crow
1Orchard Oriole
1Prothonotary Warbler
10Northern Parula
1Pine Warbler
3Yellow-throated Warbler
1Blue Grosbeak
2Indigo Bunting
3Little Blue Heron
4Great Egret
2Common Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat

May 28

2Canada Goose
1Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Clapper Rail
1American Coot
4Laughing Gull
1Least Bittern
1Tricolored Heron
1Green Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
6Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Eastern Kingbird
2Red-eyed Vireo
3Blue Jay
1European Starling
1Northern Mockingbird
4House Finch
1Chipping Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Summer Tanager

May 27

1White Ibis
1Mississippi Kite
1Acadian Flycatcher
2Yellow-throated Vireo