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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 14

2Wood Duck
1Mourning Dove
2Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Black-bellied Plover
4Killdeer
3Semipalmated Plover
12Spotted Sandpiper
2Solitary Sandpiper
4Lesser Yellowlegs
4Greater Yellowlegs
23Least Sandpiper
1Semipalmated Sandpiper
1Glossy Ibis
3Great Egret
4Great Blue Heron
2Turkey Vulture
4Osprey
2Red-headed Woodpecker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
3Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
3White-eyed Vireo
4Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
1American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
2Tree Swallow
2Purple Martin
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
3Barn Swallow
7Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
1Wood Thrush
1American Robin
3American Goldfinch
4Chipping Sparrow
1Yellow-breasted Chat
2Orchard Oriole
3Brown-headed Cowbird
1Ovenbird
1Northern Waterthrush
4Prothonotary Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
5Northern Parula
1Magnolia Warbler
1Chestnut-sided Warbler
2Pine Warbler
5Yellow-throated Warbler
2Summer Tanager
3Northern Cardinal
3Indigo Bunting

May 13

1Barred Owl
1Fish Crow
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Eastern Towhee
2Blackpoll Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager

May 12

1Pectoral Sandpiper