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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.

October 28

4Clapper Rail ✓
6Laughing Gull ✓
4Pied-billed Grebe ✓
1Wood Stork ✓
1White Ibis ✓
1Tricolored Heron ✓
6Great Egret ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓
2Osprey ✓
3Bald Eagle ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
2Belted Kingfisher ✓
2Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
4Downy Woodpecker ✓
3Northern Flicker ✓
2Eastern Phoebe ✓
17American Crow ✓
3Carolina Chickadee ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
20Tree Swallow ✓
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1Eastern Marsh Wren ✓
2Carolina Wren ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
1American Goldfinch ✓
1Chipping Sparrow ✓
1White-throated Sparrow ✓
4Song Sparrow ✓
5Swamp Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
15Red-winged Blackbird ✓
2Pine Warbler ✓
10Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
3Northern Cardinal ✓
2Canada Goose ✓
3Greater Yellowlegs ✓
1Anhinga ✓
2Great Blue Heron ✓
1Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
2Fish Crow ✓
2Northern House Wren ✓
1Sedge Wren ✓
1Eastern Bluebird ✓
2Cedar Waxwing ✓
4House Finch ✓
1Savannah Sparrow ✓
7Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
2Common Yellowthroat ✓

October 27

2Blue-winged Teal ✓
1Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Snowy Egret ✓
3Black Vulture ✓
2Hermit Thrush ✓

October 25

1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Merlin ✓
4Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓

October 24

1Mourning Dove ✓
2Little Blue Heron ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
1Palm Warbler ✓
1Sharp-shinned Hawk ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Barn Swallow ✓
1Winter Wren ✓
1American Robin ✓
5Common Grackle ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓