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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.

January 12

3Canada Goose
8Mallard
1Bufflehead
11Ruddy Duck
2Mourning Dove
6American Coot
5Pied-billed Grebe
48Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Egret
9Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
6Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
8American Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
3Golden-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Winter Wren
3Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
4Eastern Bluebird
2Hermit Thrush
3American Robin
2House Finch
3Dark-eyed Junco
8White-throated Sparrow
3Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
3Yellow-rumped Warbler
3Northern Cardinal

January 11

1Belted Kingfisher
1Brown Creeper
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Cooper's Hawk
2Muscovy Duck x Mallard (hybrid)
2Hooded Merganser
2Ring-billed Gull
1American Herring Gull
1Eastern Phoebe
2Blue Jay
2Purple Finch
4American Goldfinch
5Chipping Sparrow
1Pine Warbler

January 10

2Killdeer
1Brown Thrasher

January 8

1Savannah Sparrow

January 7

2Muscovy Duck
1Fish Crow
3Cedar Waxwing

January 6

1Eastern Towhee
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker