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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 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance

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

October 5

12Canada Goose ✓
1Killdeer ✓
2Caspian Tern
4Common Tern ✓
4Great Blue Heron ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
2Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Hairy Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
1Blue Jay ✓
30American Crow ✓
4Carolina Chickadee ✓
4Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
4Carolina Wren ✓
3Gray Catbird ✓
4House Finch ✓
1Song Sparrow ✓
2Red-winged Blackbird ✓
2Common Yellowthroat ✓
4American Redstart ✓
1Cape May Warbler ✓
2Pine Warbler ✓
2Northern Cardinal ✓

October 4

26Mallard ✓
11Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Great Egret ✓
1Black Vulture ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
1American Robin ✓
1Indigo Bunting ✓

September 28

1Wood Duck ✓
2Northern Shoveler ✓
1Mourning Dove ✓
1Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
2Common Grackle ✓