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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.

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Recent reports from Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade

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

May 23

30Canada Goose
9Mallard
100Chimney Swift
11Killdeer
22Semipalmated Plover
1Wilson's Phalarope
4Semipalmated Sandpiper
11Double-crested Cormorant
5Great Egret
8Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
2American Crow
25Northern Rough-winged Swallow
30Barn Swallow
4Cliff Swallow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1White-eyed Vireo
4Tree Swallow
2Carolina Wren
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Ovenbird
1Northern Parula
1Pine Warbler
1Blue Grosbeak
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
4Black-bellied Plover
3Least Sandpiper
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2Tufted Titmouse
1Northern Mockingbird
1American Robin
2Eastern Towhee
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Mourning Dove
1Carolina Chickadee
1Eastern Bluebird
1Orchard Oriole
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Summer Tanager
1Spotted Sandpiper
2Song Sparrow
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Chipping Sparrow
1Bald Eagle
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Fish Crow
2Snowy Egret
2Purple Martin
2Bobolink
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Barred Owl
1American Goldfinch
1White-rumped Sandpiper
1Red-shouldered Hawk

May 22

1Black Vulture

May 20

1Hooded Warbler

May 18

1Stilt Sandpiper
2Dunlin
2Pectoral Sandpiper
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Lesser Yellowlegs

May 17

1Ruddy Turnstone
1Sanderling
2Common Yellowthroat
1American Redstart
1Blackpoll Warbler