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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.

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Recent reports from Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats

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

October 25

13Northern Shoveler ✓
2American Black Duck ✓
1Mourning Dove ✓
7Black-bellied Plover ✓
1American Golden-Plover ✓
57Killdeer ✓
1Spotted Sandpiper ✓
5Lesser Yellowlegs ✓
18Greater Yellowlegs ✓
1Dunlin ✓
8Least Sandpiper ✓
80Ring-billed Gull ✓
320Double-crested Cormorant ✓
36Great Blue Heron ✓
23Black Vulture ✓
46Turkey Vulture ✓
4Bald Eagle ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
8Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
5Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
4Northern Flicker ✓
2Eastern Phoebe ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
21American Crow ✓
1Fish Crow ✓
10Carolina Chickadee ✓
6Tufted Titmouse ✓
10Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
11Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
7Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
2Brown Creeper ✓
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
2Northern House Wren ✓
3Winter Wren ✓
6Carolina Wren ✓
8Eastern Bluebird ✓
1Hermit Thrush ✓
7American Pipit ✓
1House Finch ✓
7Pine Siskin ✓
5American Goldfinch ✓
2Field Sparrow ✓
1White-crowned Sparrow ✓
15White-throated Sparrow ✓
30Song Sparrow ✓
45Swamp Sparrow ✓
4Eastern Towhee ✓
7Red-winged Blackbird ✓
2Palm Warbler ✓
4Pine Warbler ✓
3Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
9Northern Cardinal ✓