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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 29

2Mourning Dove
4Great Egret
1Northern Harrier
4Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2Yellow-throated Vireo
5Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
1Carolina Wren
1Ovenbird
1Northern Parula
1Summer Tanager
5Northern Cardinal
1Painted Bunting
2Chimney Swift
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Wood Stork
1Anhinga
1White Ibis
1Black-crowned Night Heron
2Green Heron
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
5White-eyed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
6Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Gray Catbird
1Swamp Sparrow
10Red-winged Blackbird
5Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Grackle
1Northern Waterthrush
3Prothonotary Warbler
1Swainson's Warbler
2Common Yellowthroat
3Yellow-throated Warbler
3Indigo Bunting

April 28

2Pied-billed Grebe
1Great Blue Heron
1Swallow-tailed Kite
1Bald Eagle
2Brown Thrasher
2Boat-tailed Grackle
1Black Vulture
3Turkey Vulture
3White-breasted Nuthatch
4Clapper Rail
1Common Gallinule
2Laughing Gull
3Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Little Blue Heron
2Tricolored Heron
2Osprey
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Blue Jay
1American Crow
2Fish Crow
50Tree Swallow
30Barn Swallow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Marsh Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
2American Robin
5House Finch
1Eastern Towhee
1Orchard Oriole
1Hooded Warbler
4Pine Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Blue Grosbeak

April 26

1Red-tailed Hawk
1Savannah Sparrow
XSolitary Sandpiper
XLeast Bittern

April 25

XKing Rail
XHairy Woodpecker
XNorthern Flicker
XAcadian Flycatcher
XEastern Kingbird
3Snowy Egret
1Wood Duck
2Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1White-throated Sparrow
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Song Sparrow

April 24

1Barred Owl

April 23

1Double-crested Cormorant
2Mallard
2Red-headed Woodpecker