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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.

September 20

1Mourning Dove
2Pied-billed Grebe
1Anhinga
7Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1White-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
1American Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Northern Waterthrush
1Black-and-white Warbler
1American Redstart
1Palm Warbler
1Pine Warbler
1Northern Cardinal
3Wood Stork
1Black-crowned Night Heron
2Western Cattle-Egret
1Barred Owl
3Belted Kingfisher
2Red-headed Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Bobolink

September 19

3Chimney Swift
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
3Red-eyed Vireo
1Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
2Eastern Bluebird
2Veery
4Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Parula
1Yellow-throated Warbler
4Painted Bunting
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Laughing Gull
1Summer Tanager
3Black Vulture
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Boat-tailed Grackle
1Canada Goose
1Little Blue Heron
5Tree Swallow

September 18

1Green Heron
1Eastern Kingbird
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Bald Eagle

September 16

1Eurasian Collared-Dove