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The Carolina Bird Club is a non-profit organization that represents and supports the birding community in the Carolinas through its website, publications, meetings, workshops, trips, and partnerships, whose mission is


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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 Shelley Lake

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

October 27

5Canada Goose ✓
2Mourning Dove ✓
1Killdeer ✓
1Double-crested Cormorant ✓
3Great Blue Heron ✓
1Black Vulture ✓
3Turkey Vulture ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
3Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
4Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Hairy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
2Northern Flicker ✓
1Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
4Eastern Phoebe ✓
2Blue-headed Vireo ✓
3Blue Jay ✓
7American Crow ✓
5Carolina Chickadee ✓
7Tufted Titmouse ✓
10Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
2Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
3White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
3Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1Brown Creeper ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
5Carolina Wren ✓
4European Starling ✓
2Brown Thrasher ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
7Eastern Bluebird ✓
2Hermit Thrush ✓
2American Robin ✓
5House Finch ✓
9American Goldfinch ✓
2Chipping Sparrow ✓
1Dark-eyed Junco ✓
9White-throated Sparrow ✓
6Song Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
3Red-winged Blackbird ✓
6Common Grackle ✓
2Palm Warbler ✓
4Pine Warbler ✓
9Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
4Northern Cardinal ✓

October 26

12Mallard ✓
3Gray Catbird ✓
2Swamp Sparrow ✓

October 25

1Rusty Blackbird ✓
1Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓

October 21

1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
1Northern Parula ✓
1Blackpoll Warbler ✓