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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 Lake Orange

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

May 17

4Canada Goose
2Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
7Spotted Sandpiper
1Great Blue Heron
2Black Vulture
1Osprey
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Eastern Phoebe
1Blue Jay
7Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
4Brown-headed Cowbird
2Common Grackle
1Summer Tanager
6Northern Cardinal

May 16

1Mallard
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Killdeer
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Green Heron
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Bald Eagle
1Barred Owl
2Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
2Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
6Tree Swallow
5Purple Martin
1White-breasted Nuthatch
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
4Cedar Waxwing
1American Goldfinch
1Chipping Sparrow
2Orchard Oriole
1Ovenbird
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Cape May Warbler
1Blackpoll Warbler
1Blue Grosbeak

May 15

2Chimney Swift
1Least Sandpiper
3Turkey Vulture
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Acadian Flycatcher
1White-eyed Vireo
2Tufted Titmouse
2Barn Swallow
1European Starling
2American Robin
5House Finch
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Yellowthroat
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager