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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 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.

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

February 15

18Canada Goose
6Hooded Merganser
2Killdeer
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Double-crested Cormorant
5Great Blue Heron
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Belted Kingfisher
5Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
2Blue Jay
3American Crow
6Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Brown Creeper
1Winter Wren
4Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
2American Robin
1House Finch
20White-throated Sparrow
3Song Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
3Yellow-rumped Warbler
6Northern Cardinal

February 14

2Mourning Dove
1Black Vulture
2Turkey Vulture
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Brown Thrasher
4Eastern Bluebird
2Purple Finch
1Dark-eyed Junco
2Pine Warbler

February 13

4Mallard
1Hairy Woodpecker
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Hermit Thrush
1Savannah Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
3Rusty Blackbird

February 12

2European Starling
1House Sparrow
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Grackle

February 11

1Northern Flicker

February 9

5Ring-billed Gull
1Cedar Waxwing