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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.

December 10

24Canada Goose
5Mallard
43Hooded Merganser
3Red-breasted Merganser
5Killdeer
65Ring-billed Gull
3Great Blue Heron
2Bald Eagle
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
6American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Brown Creeper
2Carolina Wren
2Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
1Fox Sparrow
8Dark-eyed Junco
6White-throated Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
1Red-winged Blackbird
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal

December 9

1Bufflehead
2Pied-billed Grebe
11Double-crested Cormorant
1Northern Flicker
2Blue Jay
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Purple Finch
4American Goldfinch
1Field Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Common Grackle
1Orange-crowned Warbler
1Pine Warbler

December 8

7Gadwall
1Ring-necked Duck
5Ruddy Duck
1Belted Kingfisher
1Northern Mockingbird

December 7

1Blue-headed Vireo
1Cedar Waxwing
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Brown Thrasher
2Tundra Swan
1Green-winged Teal
1Bonaparte's Gull
1Horned Grebe
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1White-breasted Nuthatch
2Winter Wren
3American Pipit

December 6

7Northern Shoveler
2American Black Duck
4Redhead
42Lesser Scaup
1Greater Scaup
1American Herring Gull
2Common Loon
2American Robin
1Mourning Dove
1Great Egret