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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 18

2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
4Laughing Gull
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Great Egret
1Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
2Osprey
1Swallow-tailed Kite
1Mississippi Kite
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Carolina Chickadee
5Tufted Titmouse
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Northern Cardinal
3Painted Bunting
4Mourning Dove
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Acadian Flycatcher
2Great Crested Flycatcher
4White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo
5American Crow
1Barn Swallow
2White-breasted Nuthatch
4Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
5Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Parula
1Yellow-throated Warbler
3Indigo Bunting
1Clapper Rail
1Common Gallinule
1Anhinga
1White Ibis
2Green Heron
5Great Blue Heron
1Red-headed Woodpecker
2Fish Crow
2Purple Martin
1Marsh Wren
3Common Grackle
1Boat-tailed Grackle
2Summer Tanager

July 15

1Killdeer
1Black-crowned Night Heron
2Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
2Snowy Egret
1Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher