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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.

July 14

1Mourning Dove
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
3Swallow-tailed Kite
10Mississippi Kite
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
2Red-winged Blackbird
2Northern Cardinal
3Painted Bunting
1Great Egret
1Pileated Woodpecker
1White-eyed Vireo
1Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1Common Yellowthroat

July 12

1Chuck-will's-widow
1Black-necked Stilt
2Killdeer
4Ring-billed Gull
2Forster's Tern
1Royal Tern
1Pied-billed Grebe
1White Ibis
1Glossy Ibis
2Roseate Spoonbill
1Western Cattle-Egret
1Great Blue Heron
2Brown Pelican
1Black Vulture
2Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Blue Jay
1American Crow
1Northern Mockingbird
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Northern Parula
1Pine Warbler
1Summer Tanager
2Indigo Bunting

July 11

5Laughing Gull
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Northern Flicker
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
1House Finch
3Boat-tailed Grackle
1Wood Stork
1Least Bittern
1Little Blue Heron
1Green Heron
1Downy Woodpecker
1Anhinga
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
3Barn Swallow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Grackle
1Clapper Rail
1Common Gallinule
1Tricolored Heron
2Snowy Egret
3Eastern Bluebird

July 8

2Purple Martin
1Marsh Wren
1European Starling