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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.

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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.

October 24

1Mourning Dove ✓
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
2Killdeer ✓
20Lesser Yellowlegs ✓
8Greater Yellowlegs ✓
8Stilt Sandpiper ✓
43Pectoral Sandpiper ✓
4Ring-billed Gull ✓
7Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Great Egret ✓
12Great Blue Heron ✓
3Black Vulture ✓
15Turkey Vulture ✓
2Cooper's Hawk ✓
2Northern Harrier ✓
2Bald Eagle ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
2Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
2Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
8Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
4Downy Woodpecker ✓
3Northern Flicker ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
3Eastern Phoebe ✓
19Blue Jay ✓
26American Crow ✓
8Carolina Chickadee ✓
5Tufted Titmouse ✓
10Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
5Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
2Brown Creeper ✓
3Northern House Wren ✓
1Winter Wren ✓
16Carolina Wren ✓
9European Starling ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓
16Eastern Bluebird ✓
1American Robin ✓
4American Pipit ✓
8House Finch ✓
1Purple Finch ✓
1Pine Siskin ✓
16American Goldfinch ✓
2Chipping Sparrow ✓
3Dark-eyed Junco ✓
19White-throated Sparrow ✓
4Savannah Sparrow ✓
41Song Sparrow ✓
44Swamp Sparrow ✓
4Eastern Towhee ✓
1Eastern Meadowlark ✓
70Red-winged Blackbird ✓
30Common Grackle ✓
2Bay-breasted Warbler ✓
6Palm Warbler ✓
12Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
4Northern Cardinal ✓