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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 14

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1White-eyed Vireo
2Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1Carolina Wren
3Red-winged Blackbird
3Brown-headed Cowbird
1Pine Warbler
3Northern Cardinal

April 12

6Mourning Dove
8Laughing Gull
1Wood Stork
2Osprey
1Swallow-tailed Kite
1Bald Eagle
2Yellow-throated Vireo
4American Crow
4White-throated Sparrow
4Boat-tailed Grackle
1Anhinga
1Tricolored Heron
1Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
10Turkey Vulture
5Tree Swallow
1Savannah Sparrow
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Painted Bunting
2Mallard
2Clapper Rail
4Common Gallinule
2American Coot
2Double-crested Cormorant
15Black Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Barred Owl
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2Red-eyed Vireo
4Fish Crow
4Northern Rough-winged Swallow
8Barn Swallow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
15Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Marsh Wren
4Swamp Sparrow
4Common Yellowthroat
4Northern Parula
3Yellow-throated Warbler
2White-breasted Nuthatch
1Hermit Thrush
1Northern Mockingbird
3Common Grackle
10Purple Martin
2Song Sparrow
10Wood Duck
1King Rail
1White Ibis
1Blue Jay
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Summer Tanager
1Blue-headed Vireo
1House Finch
2Pied-billed Grebe
1Little Blue Heron

April 11

2Gray Catbird
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
3Eastern Towhee
1Swainson's Warbler
1Prairie Warbler

April 10

1Red-tailed Hawk

April 9

1Killdeer
1American Robin
2Baltimore Oriole
1Belted Kingfisher
1Eastern Bluebird

April 8

2Chimney Swift
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Northern House Wren