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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.

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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.

January 11

1Pied-billed Grebe
1Anhinga
18Double-crested Cormorant
2Little Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
7Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2American Crow
7Carolina Chickadee
5Tufted Titmouse
1Tree Swallow
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Winter Wren
2White-throated Sparrow
1Red-winged Blackbird
5Brown-headed Cowbird
1Orange-crowned Warbler
2Pine Warbler
25Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
3Mourning Dove
2Clapper Rail
1American Bittern
1Blue-headed Vireo
3Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Hermit Thrush
1Purple Finch
1Snowy Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Northern Harrier
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Carolina Wren
1European Starling
4American Goldfinch

January 10

XFox Sparrow
XVesper Sparrow
XCommon Yellowthroat
1Tricolored Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Northern Flicker
1American Robin
2Wood Duck
1Wood Stork
1Great Egret
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
1White-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
5Fish Crow
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Sedge Wren
1Marsh Wren
3Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
5Cedar Waxwing
2Chipping Sparrow
1Savannah Sparrow
10Song Sparrow
1Lincoln's Sparrow
6Swamp Sparrow
2Common Grackle
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Osprey
1Belted Kingfisher
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Northern House Wren
3Eastern Bluebird
1Dark-eyed Junco
2Palm Warbler

January 9

95White Ibis
2Roseate Spoonbill
1Barred Owl
1Brown Creeper

January 7

6Wild Turkey
1Field Sparrow
2Ring-billed Gull