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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 Shelley Lake

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

May 15

4Canada Goose
6Mallard
2Mourning Dove
3Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Killdeer
3Spotted Sandpiper
1Solitary Sandpiper
2Double-crested Cormorant
2Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
2Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Cooper's Hawk
1Bald Eagle
3Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-headed Woodpecker
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Acadian Flycatcher
3Eastern Phoebe
4Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
2White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo
5Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
6American Crow
2Fish Crow
7Carolina Chickadee
8Tufted Titmouse
1Tree Swallow
3Northern Rough-winged Swallow
5Barn Swallow
2White-breasted Nuthatch
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
4Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
7Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
4Eastern Bluebird
2American Robin
36Cedar Waxwing
4House Finch
7American Goldfinch
4Chipping Sparrow
3Song Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
1Red-winged Blackbird
2Brown-headed Cowbird
4Common Grackle
3Common Yellowthroat
3American Redstart
2Northern Parula
1Northern Yellow Warbler
3Pine Warbler
1Summer Tanager
5Northern Cardinal

May 14

1Semipalmated Plover
1Swamp Sparrow

May 12

1Lesser Yellowlegs
1Pectoral Sandpiper
4European Starling

May 11

1Hairy Woodpecker
1House Sparrow
1Lincoln's Sparrow
1Worm-eating Warbler

May 10

1Wild Turkey
1Northern House Wren
1Pine Siskin
2Barred Owl

May 9

1Swainson's Thrush
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
2Indigo Bunting
1Least Sandpiper
1Orchard Oriole
2Yellow-throated Warbler
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Wood Thrush
2Yellow-rumped Warbler