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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.

The Club provides this website to all for free.

By becoming a member, you support the activities of the Club, receive reduced registration fee for meetings, can participate in bonus field trips, and receive our publications.

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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.

November 7

1Pied-billed Grebe ✓
2Great Egret ✓
1Black Vulture ✓
2Turkey Vulture ✓
4Bald Eagle ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
2Pileated Woodpecker ✓
84American Crow ✓
3Carolina Chickadee ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
3Gray Catbird ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓
2Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
1Northern Cardinal ✓
2Mourning Dove ✓
2Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
3Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Brown Creeper ✓
2Anhinga ✓
1Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Snowy Egret ✓
1Green Heron ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
1White-eyed Vireo ✓
20Fish Crow ✓
5Tree Swallow ✓
2Song Sparrow ✓
3Swamp Sparrow ✓
1Orange-crowned Warbler ✓
2Palm Warbler ✓
1Greater Yellowlegs ✓
1White Ibis ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
1Eastern Marsh Wren ✓
2Eastern Bluebird ✓
2Hermit Thrush ✓
1American Goldfinch ✓
3White-throated Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
15Red-winged Blackbird ✓
4Common Grackle ✓
3Clapper Rail ✓
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron ✓
1Little Blue Heron ✓
2Barn Swallow ✓
2Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
2Sedge Wren ✓
1American Robin ✓
2Savannah Sparrow ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
2Common Yellowthroat ✓

November 5

2Tricolored Heron ✓
1Black-crowned Night Heron ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
1Winter Wren ✓

November 4

2Laughing Gull ✓
1Osprey ✓