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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 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.

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

May 19

14Canada Goose
2Mallard
1Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Great Blue Heron
1Osprey
2Red-eyed Vireo
3Tufted Titmouse
3Barn Swallow
5Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
3Red-winged Blackbird
5Common Grackle

May 18

1Fish Crow
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Eastern Bluebird
1Northern Cardinal

May 15

1Green Heron
9Wood Duck
2Mourning Dove
1Killdeer
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Downy Woodpecker
2Hairy Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Blue Jay
1American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
1Tree Swallow
1Northern Mockingbird
2American Robin
25Cedar Waxwing
2House Finch
2American Goldfinch
2Song Sparrow
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
1Pine Warbler
1Indigo Bunting
1Belted Kingfisher
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
1Gray Catbird
1American Redstart
2Northern Parula
2Northern Yellow Warbler
2Blackpoll Warbler
1Blue Grosbeak
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Bald Eagle
4Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Swainson's Thrush
3Brown-headed Cowbird
1Ovenbird
1Northern Waterthrush
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Black-throated Green Warbler

May 14

1Turkey Vulture
6European Starling
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Acadian Flycatcher