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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.

March 6

2Clapper Rail
1Common Gallinule
2Anhinga
2Snowy Egret
1Great Blue Heron
10Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
2Red-shouldered Hawk
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
2Eastern Phoebe
4White-eyed Vireo
2Fish Crow
15Carolina Chickadee
10Tufted Titmouse
8Tree Swallow
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
5Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Northern House Wren
6Carolina Wren
3Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
1Hermit Thrush
2American Robin
3White-throated Sparrow
8Song Sparrow
6Swamp Sparrow
25Red-winged Blackbird
4Rusty Blackbird
1Black-and-white Warbler
2Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Parula
1Pine Warbler
12Yellow-rumped Warbler
10Yellow-throated Warbler
5Northern Cardinal
3Mourning Dove
4Greater Yellowlegs
1Wood Stork
1Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
2Black Vulture
2Bald Eagle
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Blue-headed Vireo
3American Crow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Marsh Wren
2Eastern Bluebird

March 5

1Killdeer
1Pied-billed Grebe
70White Ibis
1Great Egret
1Barred Owl
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2American Goldfinch
1Eastern Towhee

March 4

1Belted Kingfisher
2Blue Jay
1Purple Finch
1Virginia Rail
4Dark-eyed Junco
1American Bittern

March 3

1Winter Wren
1Brown Thrasher
1Orange-crowned Warbler

March 1

20Laughing Gull
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Cedar Waxwing

February 28

1Sora
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
3Double-crested Cormorant
2Hairy Woodpecker
1Sedge Wren
2Savannah Sparrow
4Boat-tailed Grackle
4Wilson's Snipe
1Purple Martin
1Chipping Sparrow
2Common Grackle