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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 Bond Park

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

November 3

2Canada Goose ✓
8Mallard ✓
1Ruddy Duck ✓
2Killdeer ✓
16Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Osprey ✓
2Bald Eagle ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
3Eastern Phoebe ✓
3American Crow ✓
1Carolina Chickadee ✓
5Tufted Titmouse ✓
4Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
5Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
2Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
2Carolina Wren ✓
1Hermit Thrush ✓
1House Finch ✓
1American Goldfinch ✓
1Chipping Sparrow ✓
1Swamp Sparrow ✓
4Northern Cardinal ✓

November 1

2Great Horned Owl ✓
1Winter Wren ✓
2Dark-eyed Junco ✓
2White-throated Sparrow ✓
1Hairy Woodpecker ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
1Eastern Bluebird ✓
9Song Sparrow ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓
4Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
1Mourning Dove ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓

October 31

1Brown Creeper ✓

October 30

14Ring-necked Duck ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
1Blackpoll Warbler ✓

October 29

1Black Vulture ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
4European Starling ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓