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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 Roanoke Rapids Lake Day Use Area

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

June 30

3Mourning Dove
4Chimney Swift
1Killdeer
35Black Vulture
5Turkey Vulture
6Osprey
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
3Northern Flicker
4Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Eastern Phoebe
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
4Blue Jay
12Fish Crow
2Tufted Titmouse
15Purple Martin
6Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2Barn Swallow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
4Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
1House Finch
3Chipping Sparrow
1Palm Warbler
1Summer Tanager
10Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak

June 27

2Great Blue Heron
1Downy Woodpecker
2White-eyed Vireo
4Red-eyed Vireo
1American Crow
20Cliff Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
4European Starling
3Common Yellowthroat
1Pine Warbler
1Indigo Bunting

June 26

2Rock Pigeon
1Bald Eagle
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Yellow-throated Warbler