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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.

May 14

2Canada Goose
7Mallard
2Mourning Dove
1Killdeer
3Spotted Sandpiper
2Solitary Sandpiper
4Least Sandpiper
2Great Blue Heron
1Bald Eagle
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
4Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Yellow-throated Vireo
2Red-eyed Vireo
4Blue Jay
3American Crow
2Fish Crow
9Carolina Chickadee
5Tufted Titmouse
4Tree Swallow
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Barn Swallow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
5Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
7Carolina Wren
1Eastern Bluebird
2American Robin
4House Finch
2American Goldfinch
3Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Ovenbird
2Northern Waterthrush
1Black-and-white Warbler
3Prothonotary Warbler
2Common Yellowthroat
2American Redstart
1Chestnut-sided Warbler
2Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Summer Tanager
14Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Double-crested Cormorant
1Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
2Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Acadian Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
3White-eyed Vireo
8Purple Martin
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
6Chipping Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
3Common Grackle
1Hooded Warbler
2Northern Parula
1Northern Yellow Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Blue Grosbeak
3Chimney Swift
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Wood Thrush
1Orchard Oriole
1Magnolia Warbler
1Blackpoll Warbler

May 12

1Snowy Egret

May 8

1Wood Duck
12Cedar Waxwing
1Louisiana Waterthrush
2Black-throated Blue Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Barred Owl
1European Starling