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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 18

3Canada Goose
2Mallard
3Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
1Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Louisiana Waterthrush
2Common Yellowthroat
1Pine Warbler
1Summer Tanager
1Northern Cardinal
1Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Osprey
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
1American Crow
1Tree Swallow
1Barn Swallow
1Eastern Bluebird
3American Robin
2American Goldfinch
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Grackle
1Fish Crow
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Yellow Warbler
1Hooded Merganser
1Red-tailed Hawk
XEastern Phoebe
1Eastern Towhee

May 17

1Belted Kingfisher
1White-rumped Sandpiper
1Least Sandpiper
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Downy Woodpecker
2House Finch
1Song Sparrow
1Indigo Bunting
1Bald Eagle
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Scarlet Tanager
1Northern Flicker
1Swainson's Thrush
1Chipping Sparrow
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Blue Grosbeak
2European Starling
1Northern Waterthrush

May 16

4Purple Martin
1Killdeer
2Chimney Swift
2Double-crested Cormorant
1Gray Catbird
1American Redstart
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird

May 15

1Wood Duck
9Black Vulture
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Prairie Warbler
1White-eyed Vireo
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Northern Parula

May 14

2Bobolink

May 13

1Glossy Ibis
1Yellow-throated Vireo
2Blackpoll Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler