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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 Raleigh

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

June 4

1Canada Goose
8Wood Duck
2Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2Great Blue Heron
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Acadian Flycatcher
1Eastern Phoebe
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
2Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Carolina Wren
1American Goldfinch
1Pine Warbler
1Summer Tanager
3Northern Cardinal
2Mallard
8Chimney Swift
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
4Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
5White-eyed Vireo
3American Crow
1Tree Swallow
6Barn Swallow
8Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
2House Finch
1Chipping Sparrow
3Eastern Towhee
3Red-winged Blackbird
3Brown-headed Cowbird
2Common Grackle
2Louisiana Waterthrush
2Prothonotary Warbler
2Common Yellowthroat
2Northern Parula
1Blackpoll Warbler

June 1

2Green Heron
1Osprey
1European Starling
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
1Wood Thrush

May 31

1Turkey Vulture
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Purple Martin

May 30

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Black Vulture
1Indigo Bunting
1Gray Catbird
1Song Sparrow
1Killdeer
1House Sparrow
1Baltimore Oriole

May 29

1Yellow-breasted Chat