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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 Private property-lake base

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

May 15

2Mourning Dove
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
4Osprey
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Eastern Phoebe
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Red-eyed Vireo
2Barn Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
6American Robin
1House Finch
2Chipping Sparrow
1Orchard Oriole
1Red-winged Blackbird
2Pine Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager
3Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting

May 14

2Canada Goose
2Wood Duck
2Wild Turkey
1Eastern Whip-poor-will
2Chimney Swift
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Egret
8Black Vulture
1Belted Kingfisher
3American Crow
6Cliff Swallow
1Brown Thrasher
1Field Sparrow
1Eastern Meadowlark
5Brown-headed Cowbird
2Prothonotary Warbler
1American Redstart

May 13

2Eastern Kingbird
1Blue Jay
1Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
1Gray Catbird
1Yellow-breasted Chat
2Painted Bunting

May 11

2Red-headed Woodpecker
1White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo
2Carolina Wren
4Cedar Waxwing
1House Sparrow
3American Goldfinch
1Kentucky Warbler
2Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Yellow Warbler
1Summer Tanager
1Blue Grosbeak