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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 County Park

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

May 15

4Canada Goose
2Mallard
6Mourning Dove
1Chimney Swift
1Killdeer
2Spotted Sandpiper
7Double-crested Cormorant
3Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Eastern Phoebe
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
1Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
2American Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
4Tree Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
3European Starling
1Northern Mockingbird
4Eastern Bluebird
4American Robin
1House Finch
2American Goldfinch
4Chipping Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
5Brown-headed Cowbird
2Common Grackle
5Common Yellowthroat
2Pine Warbler
2Summer Tanager
4Northern Cardinal
2Blue Grosbeak

May 14

1Belted Kingfisher
5Acadian Flycatcher
1Eastern Warbling Vireo
5Fish Crow
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Baltimore Oriole
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Canada Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager
3Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Gray Catbird

May 13

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
6Least Sandpiper
2Great Egret
2Bald Eagle
1Hairy Woodpecker
6Barn Swallow
1Eastern Towhee

May 12

1Northern Flicker
1Bank Swallow
2Cedar Waxwing
1Savannah Sparrow
4Bobolink
1Magnolia Warbler
1Northern Yellow Warbler
1Indigo Bunting
1Wood Duck
2Black Vulture

May 11

1Purple Martin
1Northern House Wren
1Swamp Sparrow
2Black-and-white Warbler
1American Redstart
1Hooded Merganser
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Brown Thrasher
2Northern Waterthrush

May 9

1Swainson's Thrush