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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.

December 9

41Canada Goose
1Tundra Swan
18Mallard
10Lesser Scaup
8Bufflehead
4Hooded Merganser
6Red-breasted Merganser
4Ruddy Duck
3Killdeer
30Ring-billed Gull
3Pied-billed Grebe
12Double-crested Cormorant
3Great Blue Heron
1Cooper's Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
2House Finch
2American Goldfinch
19White-throated Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
2Northern Cardinal
1Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
1Blue Jay
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Hermit Thrush
1Field Sparrow
3Dark-eyed Junco
1Eastern Towhee
3Yellow-rumped Warbler

December 8

1American Crow

December 6

1Canvasback
6Redhead
23Ring-necked Duck
4Horned Grebe
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
4Eastern Bluebird
2Savannah Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
2American Black Duck
1Common Loon
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Chipping Sparrow
4Mourning Dove
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Brown Thrasher
7American Robin
8Cedar Waxwing
6Red-winged Blackbird
2Wood Duck

December 5

18Gadwall