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Mission Statement

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.

October 14

2Pied-billed Grebe ✓
6Double-crested Cormorant ✓
3Great Egret ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓
1Osprey ✓
2Bald Eagle ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
4Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
3Downy Woodpecker ✓
2Northern Flicker ✓
1Merlin ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
1American Crow ✓
4Carolina Chickadee ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
3Gray Catbird ✓
3Northern Mockingbird ✓
1Swamp Sparrow ✓
1Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓
1Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
2Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Northern Parula ✓
1Mourning Dove ✓
1Chimney Swift ✓
1Clapper Rail ✓
1Anhinga ✓
1Tricolored Heron ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1Blue Jay ✓
3Carolina Wren ✓
2Northern Cardinal ✓

October 13

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Northern Yellow Warbler ✓
1Painted Bunting ✓

October 11

1Snowy Egret ✓
2Acadian Flycatcher ✓
2Eastern Bluebird ✓
1Ovenbird ✓
5American Redstart ✓

October 10

1Sora ✓
1Little Blue Heron ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
1White-eyed Vireo ✓
2Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
2Marsh Wren ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
1Gray-cheeked Thrush ✓
5Swainson's Thrush ✓
1Wood Thrush ✓
6Common Yellowthroat ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓
1Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak ✓
1Indigo Bunting ✓

October 9

1Killdeer ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
2Eastern Towhee ✓