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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 3

9Canada Goose
1Mourning Dove
1Double-crested Cormorant
2Green Heron
1Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Kingbird
1Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
5Tree Swallow
6Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
2Chipping Sparrow
2Orchard Oriole
1Brown-headed Cowbird
4Common Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
4Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Summer Tanager
3Northern Cardinal
5Chimney Swift
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Osprey
1Bald Eagle
1Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Yellow-throated Vireo
2Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
2Tufted Titmouse
4Barn Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
1Song Sparrow
1Ovenbird
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Hooded Warbler
1American Redstart
1Cape May Warbler
3Northern Parula
1Blackpoll Warbler
1Palm Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager
1Blue Grosbeak

May 2

1Common Nighthawk
1Killdeer
1Barred Owl
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Blue-headed Vireo
6Cedar Waxwing
1House Finch
1Louisiana Waterthrush
1Northern Yellow Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Ring-necked Duck
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1White-eyed Vireo
7Purple Martin
1Wood Thrush
2American Goldfinch
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
2Pine Warbler