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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 Bass Lake Park & Trail

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

April 30

22Canada Goose
2Wood Duck
12Mallard
1Mourning Dove
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Killdeer
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Green Heron
1Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
4Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
2Red-eyed Vireo
3American Crow
4Fish Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
6Tufted Titmouse
3Purple Martin
8Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
11Carolina Wren
8European Starling
1Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1Wood Thrush
28American Robin
1Cedar Waxwing
4House Finch
5American Goldfinch
3Chipping Sparrow
2White-throated Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
3Red-winged Blackbird
8Brown-headed Cowbird
5Common Grackle
1Ovenbird
3Prothonotary Warbler
3Common Yellowthroat
1American Redstart
1Northern Parula
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Summer Tanager
33Northern Cardinal
3Spotted Sandpiper
2Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Northern Flicker
2Blue Jay
2Tree Swallow
3Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2Barn Swallow
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Swainson's Thrush
1Song Sparrow
1Orchard Oriole
2Baltimore Oriole
2Louisiana Waterthrush
1Hooded Warbler
1Northern Yellow Warbler
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
3Pine Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager
1Blue Grosbeak
2Chimney Swift
3House Sparrow

April 29

1Barred Owl
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Black-and-white Warbler

April 28

1Ruby-crowned Kinglet

April 27

1Rock Pigeon
1Broad-winged Hawk
1Northern House Wren
1Northern Waterthrush
1Palm Warbler
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Eastern Wood-Pewee

April 26

1Hairy Woodpecker