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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 Falls Lake--Old Weaver Trail Mudflats

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

May 7

4Canada Goose
1Chimney Swift
8Killdeer
9Semipalmated Plover
15Spotted Sandpiper
7Solitary Sandpiper
5Lesser Yellowlegs
25Least Sandpiper
1Double-crested Cormorant
2Great Egret
12Great Blue Heron
1Bald Eagle
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
3White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo
6Red-eyed Vireo
2American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
12Tufted Titmouse
1Bank Swallow
8Tree Swallow
2Purple Martin
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
25Barn Swallow
12Cliff Swallow
6Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
4Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Chipping Sparrow
1Baltimore Oriole
1Red-winged Blackbird
4Brown-headed Cowbird
1Ovenbird
1Northern Waterthrush
2Black-and-white Warbler
4Prothonotary Warbler
2Common Yellowthroat
1American Redstart
3Northern Parula
3Northern Yellow Warbler
1Blackpoll Warbler
7Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
1Summer Tanager
8Northern Cardinal

May 6

2Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Semipalmated Sandpiper
5Turkey Vulture
3Osprey
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Blue Jay
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Eastern Bluebird
1Wood Thrush
3American Robin
2Cedar Waxwing
1American Pipit
5American Goldfinch
2Black-throated Blue Warbler
4Pine Warbler

May 4

1Eastern Towhee

May 3

2Black-bellied Plover
2Wilson's Snipe
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Ring-billed Gull
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Orchard Oriole
5Common Grackle