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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.

June 24

52Mallard
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
3Killdeer
3Great Blue Heron
5Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
6Great Crested Flycatcher
1White-eyed Vireo
2Yellow-throated Vireo
5Red-eyed Vireo
4Blue Jay
4Fish Crow
10Carolina Chickadee
8Tufted Titmouse
2Purple Martin
5Barn Swallow
6Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
19Carolina Wren
2Brown Thrasher
3Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
2American Robin
2House Finch
9American Goldfinch
3Chipping Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
1Red-winged Blackbird
3Summer Tanager
43Northern Cardinal

June 23

1Tree Swallow
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
5Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2Wood Thrush
1Mourning Dove
2Chimney Swift
1Green Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Eastern Phoebe
5American Crow
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
2Pine Warbler

June 20

1Osprey