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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.

May 29

3Canada Goose
4Mallard
1Hooded Merganser
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Black-necked Stilt
10Double-crested Cormorant
5Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
2Red-eyed Vireo
1American Crow
2Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
2Tree Swallow
1Purple Martin
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
1House Finch
1American Goldfinch
1Common Grackle
1Pine Warbler
1Summer Tanager
8Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting

May 28

1Wood Duck
1Chimney Swift
1Bald Eagle
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Barn Swallow
1Red-winged Blackbird
5Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Killdeer
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Chipping Sparrow
2Blue Grosbeak

May 27

1Green Heron
1Belted Kingfisher
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Prothonotary Warbler

May 26

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Black Vulture
1Downy Woodpecker
1Blue Jay

May 25

2Spotted Sandpiper
1Eastern Towhee
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Wood Thrush
2American Robin

May 24

1Eastern Kingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1Semipalmated Sandpiper
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Blackpoll Warbler
1Eastern Phoebe
2European Starling
1Northern Mockingbird
1Mourning Dove
3Least Sandpiper
2Laughing Gull
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Bank Swallow

May 23

1Blue-headed Vireo
1Common Yellowthroat