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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 Aberdeen Lake Park

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

May 15

8Canada Goose
10Mallard
5Mourning Dove
12Chimney Swift
2Killdeer
4Spotted Sandpiper
2Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
2Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Eastern Phoebe
6Great Crested Flycatcher
4Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
3Red-eyed Vireo
7Blue Jay
1American Crow
5Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
6Tufted Titmouse
6Northern Rough-winged Swallow
8Barn Swallow
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
6Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
2Brown Thrasher
3Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
10American Robin
12Cedar Waxwing
2House Finch
2American Goldfinch
1Chipping Sparrow
4Eastern Towhee
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
12Common Grackle
1Northern Waterthrush
1Black-and-white Warbler
4Common Yellowthroat
2American Redstart
1Northern Parula
2Northern Yellow Warbler
3Blackpoll Warbler
1Pine Warbler
3Summer Tanager
1Scarlet Tanager
12Northern Cardinal

May 13

2Wood Duck
1Green Heron
1White-breasted Nuthatch
2European Starling
1Dark-eyed Junco
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Indigo Bunting

May 10

1Solitary Sandpiper
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Northern House Wren
1Orchard Oriole
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak
2Rock Pigeon