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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 23

2Wood Duck
3Mourning Dove
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
4Common Gallinule
1Pied-billed Grebe
3Anhinga
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
6Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
2Red-shouldered Hawk
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
4Great Crested Flycatcher
2White-eyed Vireo
7Carolina Chickadee
6Tufted Titmouse
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
6Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
5Carolina Wren
3Gray Catbird
9Red-winged Blackbird
4Brown-headed Cowbird
4Boat-tailed Grackle
1Prothonotary Warbler
6Common Yellowthroat
5Northern Parula
2Pine Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
6Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting
5Painted Bunting
2Mallard
1Wood Stork
1Black Vulture
1Swallow-tailed Kite
2Red-headed Woodpecker
2Tree Swallow
2Marsh Wren
4Northern Mockingbird
2House Finch
2Song Sparrow
3Swamp Sparrow
5Common Grackle

April 22

3Laughing Gull
2Snowy Egret
3Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
1Bald Eagle
1Yellow-throated Vireo
2American Crow
1Fish Crow
1Orchard Oriole
1Summer Tanager
1Clapper Rail
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Barred Owl
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
2Barn Swallow
1European Starling
2American Robin
3White-throated Sparrow
1Black-and-white Warbler
1American Redstart

April 21

2Canada Goose
2Double-crested Cormorant
1Blue-headed Vireo
4White-breasted Nuthatch
1Worm-eating Warbler
1Northern Waterthrush
2Chimney Swift
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1American Coot
1Little Blue Heron
1Northern Flicker

April 18

1American Bittern
1Tricolored Heron
1Virginia Rail
1Green Heron
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Hooded Warbler
1Eastern Bluebird