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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 Loch Lomond, Lochmere, Cary

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

October 15

65Canada Goose
55Mallard
1Great Blue Heron
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
4Eastern Phoebe
4American Crow
1Fish Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
5Tufted Titmouse
2White-breasted Nuthatch
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
5Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
5Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
15House Finch
2Chipping Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
8Common Grackle
4Northern Cardinal
1Barred Owl

October 14

1Northern Flicker
1Blue Jay

October 13

1Belted Kingfisher

October 12

1Yellow-rumped Warbler

October 11

1American Goldfinch
1Pine Warbler
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Gray Catbird

October 9

1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2Chimney Swift
1Cooper's Hawk
8Red-winged Blackbird