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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 11

2Canada Goose
2Ring-necked Duck
2Lesser Scaup
3Rock Pigeon
2Mourning Dove
1Killdeer
7Double-crested Cormorant
2Great Blue Heron
1Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
2American Crow
5Fish Crow
1Tufted Titmouse
1Cliff Swallow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
2Eastern Bluebird
1Orchard Oriole
6Brown-headed Cowbird
8Common Grackle
2Northern Cardinal
2Bald Eagle
2Barred Owl
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Eastern Kingbird
2White-eyed Vireo
2Red-eyed Vireo
2Northern Mockingbird
2Chipping Sparrow
1Kentucky Warbler
2Northern Parula
2Yellow Warbler
3Blackpoll Warbler
2Pine Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
2Summer Tanager
2Blue Grosbeak
2Indigo Bunting
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Barn Swallow
1Gray Catbird
2American Robin
4American Goldfinch
2Chimney Swift
2Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Yellow-throated Vireo
3Carolina Chickadee
2House Finch
1Magnolia Warbler
1Bay-breasted Warbler
2Spotted Sandpiper
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Blue Jay
1Purple Martin
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Wood Thrush
6Cedar Waxwing
1Louisiana Waterthrush
2American Redstart
2Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Tree Swallow
1Swainson's Thrush
1Common Yellowthroat

May 10

1Prothonotary Warbler
5Wood Duck
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Scarlet Tanager
3Anhinga
1Song Sparrow
1Prairie Warbler