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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 County Park

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

October 8

1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Blue Jay
2Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1Carolina Wren
2Eastern Bluebird
2Northern Parula
1Pine Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager
2Northern Cardinal

October 7

2Great Blue Heron
5Bald Eagle
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Downy Woodpecker
1Brown-headed Nuthatch

October 6

110Canada Goose
12Mallard
8Killdeer
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Eastern Phoebe
1White-eyed Vireo
2Mourning Dove
1Northern Flicker
2White-breasted Nuthatch
1Chestnut-sided Warbler
1Black Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Gray Catbird
1American Goldfinch
1Black-and-white Warbler
2Double-crested Cormorant

October 5

1Chimney Swift
1Belted Kingfisher
125Common Grackle
1American Redstart
1Turkey Vulture
2American Robin
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
3American Crow
1Northern House Wren
1House Finch
1Common Yellowthroat
1Palm Warbler
1Fish Crow
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Great Egret
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Chipping Sparrow
1Magnolia Warbler
1Bay-breasted Warbler
1Black-billed Cuckoo
1Song Sparrow

October 4

1Red-eyed Vireo
1Gray-cheeked Thrush
1Swainson's Thrush
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Northern Mockingbird
1Indigo Bunting
2Rose-breasted Grosbeak
1Wood Thrush
1Eastern Towhee
1Bobolink
2Blackpoll Warbler
2Summer Tanager

October 3

1Brown Thrasher

October 2

1Osprey
1Black-throated Green Warbler
1Swamp Sparrow
1Cape May Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler