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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 Lynn

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

May 15

19Canada Goose
11Mallard
3Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Killdeer
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
2Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
3Eastern Phoebe
2Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
1American Crow
1Fish Crow
6Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
2Tree Swallow
3Northern Rough-winged Swallow
4Barn Swallow
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
4Gray Catbird
3Song Sparrow
2Red-winged Blackbird
10Common Grackle
2Black-and-white Warbler
4Common Yellowthroat
4American Redstart
1Northern Yellow Warbler
4Blackpoll Warbler
2Pine Warbler
4Northern Cardinal
2Mourning Dove
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
1White-breasted Nuthatch
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
60Cedar Waxwing
3House Finch
1American Goldfinch
2Eastern Towhee
3Northern Waterthrush
3Northern Parula
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Summer Tanager

May 14

1Acadian Flycatcher
1White-eyed Vireo
2Bank Swallow
7Purple Martin
2European Starling
1Eastern Bluebird
5American Robin
1Chipping Sparrow
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Magnolia Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager
2Indigo Bunting
3Green Heron
1Northern Mockingbird
1Northern Flicker
1Northern House Wren
1Cooper's Hawk
1Chestnut-sided Warbler

May 13

1Brown-headed Cowbird
6Double-crested Cormorant
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Baltimore Oriole

May 12

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Belted Kingfisher
1Willow Flycatcher
1Brown Thrasher
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
1Red-tailed Hawk

May 11

1Louisiana Waterthrush
2Yellow-throated Warbler
1Graylag x Canada Goose (hybrid)
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Orchard Oriole

May 10

1Eastern Warbling Vireo

May 9

1White-throated Sparrow
1Blue-headed Vireo
1Mississippi Kite
1Swamp Sparrow
1Barred Owl
1Least Sandpiper