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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.

February 21

8Canada Goose
9Northern Shoveler
3Mallard
20Ring-billed Gull
1Blue Jay
1American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
6Eastern Bluebird
1Song Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
5Ruddy Duck
7Lesser Scaup
1Double-crested Cormorant
2Great Blue Heron
1Bald Eagle
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2White-breasted Nuthatch
2Carolina Wren
1American Robin
1Dark-eyed Junco
1White-throated Sparrow
3Red-winged Blackbird
4Pine Warbler
4Northern Cardinal
3Mourning Dove
1Turkey Vulture
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Eastern Phoebe
2Fish Crow
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Killdeer
14Greater Scaup
4Bufflehead
5European Starling
1Wilson's Snipe
1Swamp Sparrow
2Hooded Merganser
1Pied-billed Grebe

February 20

2American Woodcock
1Belted Kingfisher
1American Goldfinch
1Wood Duck
1Black Vulture
2Red-tailed Hawk
4Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Brown Creeper
1Hermit Thrush
5American Wigeon
7Ring-necked Duck
5White-winged Scoter
2Fox Sparrow
1Bonaparte's Gull
3Chipping Sparrow
2Savannah Sparrow

February 19

4Gadwall
1Tree Swallow

February 18

2House Finch

February 17

3Canvasback
1Northern Mockingbird