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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.

The Club provides this website to all for free.

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Recent reports from Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment

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

May 7

2Canada Goose
1Northern Bobwhite
2Mourning Dove
2Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Chimney Swift
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Anhinga
1Great Blue Heron
3Turkey Vulture
1Barred Owl
1Red-headed Woodpecker
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Great Crested Flycatcher
9White-eyed Vireo
11Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
6American Crow
1Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
6Tufted Titmouse
3Barn Swallow
3Cliff Swallow
8Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
6Carolina Wren
2Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
1American Robin
5Cedar Waxwing
3American Goldfinch
1Swamp Sparrow
5Yellow-breasted Chat
7Red-winged Blackbird
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Grackle
2Louisiana Waterthrush
1Northern Waterthrush
2Black-and-white Warbler
2Prothonotary Warbler
8Common Yellowthroat
3American Redstart
2Northern Parula
1Magnolia Warbler
2Yellow Warbler
1Blackpoll Warbler
1Pine Warbler
3Yellow-throated Warbler
4Summer Tanager
18Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
16Indigo Bunting

May 6

2Wild Turkey
1Green Heron
1Great Egret
10Black Vulture
2Cooper's Hawk
2Bald Eagle
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Yellow-throated Vireo
7Chipping Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
5Orchard Oriole
1Prairie Warbler

May 5

2Wood Duck
1Osprey
2Eastern Kingbird
4Purple Martin
2Mallard
1Eastern Phoebe
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Field Sparrow

May 4

1Little Blue Heron
1Wood Thrush
6White-throated Sparrow
5Northern Rough-winged Swallow
5Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
2Blue-winged Teal
1Great Horned Owl
1Northern House Wren
2European Starling
1Swainson's Thrush
1Savannah Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
1Ovenbird
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Killdeer
2Hairy Woodpecker