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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 Cane Creek Reservoir (Restricted Access)

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

May 9

1Canada Goose
3Rock Pigeon
4Killdeer
1Spotted Sandpiper
20Double-crested Cormorant
1Snowy Egret
2Great Blue Heron
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
3American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
4Tree Swallow
15Barn Swallow
1Cliff Swallow
1Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
2Chipping Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
1Brown-headed Cowbird
5Common Grackle
1Pine Warbler
1Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting
3Mourning Dove
1Least Sandpiper
2Turkey Vulture
1Eastern Phoebe
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Red-eyed Vireo
6Fish Crow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Blackpoll Warbler
1Blue Grosbeak
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Bald Eagle
1Downy Woodpecker
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
4Tufted Titmouse
1Gray Catbird
6Eastern Bluebird
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Orchard Oriole
1Louisiana Waterthrush
1Common Yellowthroat
2Hooded Warbler
1Northern Parula
4Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
1Summer Tanager
1Scarlet Tanager
3Chimney Swift
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2White-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
12Cedar Waxwing
2American Goldfinch
1Eastern Towhee
1Red-winged Blackbird
1American Redstart
1Black-throated Blue Warbler

May 8

2Lesser Yellowlegs
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Purple Martin
2American Robin
1Northern Waterthrush
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Prothonotary Warbler
1House Finch
1White-throated Sparrow
1Northern Yellow Warbler