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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.

June 26

1Mourning Dove
1Anhinga
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Snowy Egret
6Great Egret
1Black Vulture
1Swallow-tailed Kite
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Red-eyed Vireo
2Carolina Wren
2Orchard Oriole
10Red-winged Blackbird
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Yellowthroat
1Summer Tanager
4Northern Cardinal
2Indigo Bunting
1Painted Bunting
2Carolina Chickadee
XBrown-headed Nuthatch
XNorthern Parula

June 24

1Chimney Swift
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
3White Ibis
1Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
1Great Blue Heron
8Turkey Vulture
1Red-tailed Hawk
4Downy Woodpecker
2Great Crested Flycatcher
2White-eyed Vireo
7Tufted Titmouse
2White-breasted Nuthatch
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1House Finch
2Pine Warbler
2Clapper Rail
1Common Gallinule
1Killdeer
1Osprey
1Red-headed Woodpecker
3Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Eastern Kingbird
2American Crow
3Common Grackle
1Boat-tailed Grackle
2Yellow-throated Warbler
1Blue Grosbeak

June 23

1Marsh Wren

June 21

1Wood Stork
1Western Cattle-Egret
1Mississippi Kite

June 20

7Laughing Gull
1Green Heron
1Brown Thrasher
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Barn Swallow