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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.

October 26

7Mallard ✓
1Pied-billed Grebe ✓
2Great Blue Heron ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
2American Crow ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
1House Finch ✓
1American Goldfinch ✓

October 25

24Canada Goose ✓
8Killdeer ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
2Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
2Eastern Bluebird ✓
1Hermit Thrush ✓
2Chipping Sparrow ✓
2Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
2Northern Cardinal ✓
2Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Black Vulture ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Carolina Chickadee ✓
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
6Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1Winter Wren ✓
1White-throated Sparrow ✓
1Song Sparrow ✓
1Common Grackle ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓
5Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓

October 24

1Green-winged Teal ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
2Swamp Sparrow ✓
1Cape May Warbler ✓
1Northern Parula ✓
1Bay-breasted Warbler ✓
1Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
1Brown Creeper ✓

October 23

1Anhinga ✓
3Gray Catbird ✓
5American Robin ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
1American Redstart ✓
1Blackburnian Warbler ✓
2Blackpoll Warbler ✓