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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.

April 21

2Canada Goose
1Mourning Dove
4Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Anhinga
2Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Blue Heron
2Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Swallow-tailed Kite
1Bald Eagle
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Blue-headed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
2Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
8Tree Swallow
4White-breasted Nuthatch
5Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
1Swamp Sparrow
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Worm-eating Warbler
1Northern Waterthrush
2Prothonotary Warbler
2Common Yellowthroat
5Northern Parula
1Pine Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
1Painted Bunting
2Blue Jay
2Summer Tanager
2Chimney Swift
2Common Gallinule
1Snowy Egret
1Red-shouldered Hawk
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2American Crow
1Northern Mockingbird
3White-throated Sparrow
4Brown-headed Cowbird
2Common Grackle
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
3Yellow-throated Warbler
2Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1American Coot
3Wood Stork
1Little Blue Heron
1Northern Flicker
1Fish Crow
10Boat-tailed Grackle
1Black-and-white Warbler
2Pied-billed Grebe
3Great Egret
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Gray Catbird
1Orchard Oriole

April 18

2Laughing Gull
1American Bittern
1Tricolored Heron
1Virginia Rail
1Green Heron
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Marsh Wren
1Song Sparrow
1Wood Duck
5Clapper Rail
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Hooded Warbler
1Eastern Bluebird
2American Robin
4House Finch
1Indigo Bunting

April 16

4Red-headed Woodpecker
1Eastern Kingbird
1Barn Swallow
1Hermit Thrush
2Cedar Waxwing
1Swainson's Warbler
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron

April 15

1Alder Flycatcher
1Sora
1Northern House Wren
2Savannah Sparrow
1Blue Grosbeak
3White Ibis