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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 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance

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

May 10

4Canada Goose
5Lesser Yellowlegs
1Dunlin
4Great Blue Heron
1Bald Eagle
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1White-eyed Vireo
6Red-eyed Vireo
1Fish Crow
7Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
1Purple Martin
1Barn Swallow
5Brown-headed Nuthatch
11Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
4Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
2American Robin
4American Goldfinch
1Chipping Sparrow
2Red-winged Blackbird
5Brown-headed Cowbird
3Common Grackle
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Prothonotary Warbler
3Common Yellowthroat
3American Redstart
1Cape May Warbler
6Northern Parula
2Blackpoll Warbler
3Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
7Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
2Indigo Bunting
2Black Vulture
5Turkey Vulture
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Cedar Waxwing
2Magnolia Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
5Wood Duck
6Mallard
1Hooded Merganser
1Mourning Dove
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Killdeer
2Spotted Sandpiper
3Least Sandpiper
1Osprey
2Barred Owl
4Eastern Phoebe
1Eastern Kingbird
1American Crow
6Tree Swallow
1Swainson's Thrush
1Swamp Sparrow
3Solitary Sandpiper
1Northern Flicker
6Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2European Starling
2House Finch
1Eastern Towhee
1Orchard Oriole
2Summer Tanager

May 9

1Hairy Woodpecker
1Blue Jay
1House Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
1Northern Waterthrush

May 8

2Semipalmated Plover
1White-rumped Sandpiper
1Semipalmated Sandpiper
14Double-crested Cormorant
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
2Rock Pigeon
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Ovenbird
2Blue-winged Teal
1Bank Swallow
1White-throated Sparrow

May 6

1Green Heron

May 3

1Greater Yellowlegs
2Eastern Bluebird