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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--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir

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

May 16

17Canada Goose
1Mourning Dove
2Killdeer
5Semipalmated Plover
3Spotted Sandpiper
20Least Sandpiper
4Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Acadian Flycatcher
3Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
3White-eyed Vireo
2Red-eyed Vireo
2American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
2Barn Swallow
10Cliff Swallow
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
5Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
2Eastern Bluebird
5American Goldfinch
6Chipping Sparrow
1Yellow-breasted Chat
2Brown-headed Cowbird
4Common Grackle
2Ovenbird
1Prothonotary Warbler
3Pine Warbler
3Yellow-throated Warbler
1Prairie Warbler
1Summer Tanager
5Northern Cardinal
3Indigo Bunting