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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--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access

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

May 6

24Canada Goose
2Mourning Dove
2Killdeer
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Greater Yellowlegs
10Double-crested Cormorant
2Great Egret
7Great Blue Heron
2Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
2Bald Eagle
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1American Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
12Tree Swallow
8Barn Swallow
2Chipping Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
2Common Yellowthroat
1Hooded Warbler
8Northern Cardinal
XMallard
XDowny Woodpecker
XBlue-gray Gnatcatcher
XBrown Thrasher
XSavannah Sparrow
XBrown-headed Cowbird
XYellow-throated Warbler

May 5

XSemipalmated Plover

May 4

1Summer Tanager

May 3

1Osprey
1Eastern Bluebird
21Least Sandpiper
1White-eyed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Fish Crow
1Carolina Wren
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Indigo Bunting

May 2

40Chimney Swift
1Dunlin
1Eastern Kingbird
1Blue Jay
4Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Cliff Swallow
1Gray Catbird
1Northern Parula