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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 Dam

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

January 31

65Canada Goose
45Mallard
1American Black Duck
54Hooded Merganser
1Mourning Dove
1Killdeer
2Bonaparte's Gull
120Ring-billed Gull
1Double-crested Cormorant
4Great Blue Heron
2Bald Eagle
2Northern Flicker
1American Crow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Carolina Wren
1Hermit Thrush
1Dark-eyed Junco
10White-throated Sparrow
3Savannah Sparrow
6Song Sparrow
7Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Northern Cardinal
2Carolina Chickadee
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Northern Mockingbird
1White-crowned Sparrow
1Baltimore Oriole

January 30

3Cedar Waxwing
300Red-winged Blackbird
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
3Blue Jay
1White-breasted Nuthatch

January 29

3Bufflehead
1Pied-billed Grebe
2Canvasback
2Ruddy Duck
1Eastern Phoebe
1Tufted Titmouse
2Brown Thrasher
2Eastern Bluebird
1House Finch
1Eastern Meadowlark
49Northern Shoveler
4Gadwall
2Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
3Red-tailed Hawk
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Red-headed Woodpecker
5Red-bellied Woodpecker
4Downy Woodpecker
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Brown Creeper
2Winter Wren
4American Robin
3Purple Finch
6American Goldfinch
5Chipping Sparrow
1Field Sparrow
3Fox Sparrow
12Swamp Sparrow
8Eastern Towhee
1Cape May Warbler
1Pine Warbler

January 28

1Horned Grebe
4American Pipit

January 27

1Hairy Woodpecker