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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.

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Recent reports from Falls Lake--Cheek Rd. Causeway (Wake Co.)

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

October 22

20Canada Goose ✓
1Black-bellied Plover ✓
1American Golden-Plover
12Killdeer ✓
40Ring-billed Gull ✓
65Double-crested Cormorant ✓
18Great Egret ✓
25Great Blue Heron ✓
1American White Pelican
2Turkey Vulture ✓
3Bald Eagle ✓
2Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
2Belted Kingfisher ✓
2Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
16American Crow ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
3Carolina Wren ✓
10Eastern Bluebird ✓
2American Robin ✓
1American Pipit ✓
3House Finch ✓
2Pine Siskin ✓
4American Goldfinch ✓
3White-throated Sparrow ✓
1Song Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
2Common Grackle ✓
4Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
3Northern Cardinal ✓

October 21

1Pied-billed Grebe ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
4Carolina Chickadee ✓
2Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
2Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓

October 20

2Fish Crow ✓
2Pine Warbler ✓