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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 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.

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

May 14

2Wood Duck
5Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
6Killdeer
5Spotted Sandpiper
2Least Sandpiper
3Great Blue Heron
3Black Vulture
2Turkey Vulture
2Osprey
2Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
3Red-headed Woodpecker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
3Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Acadian Flycatcher
2Great Crested Flycatcher
3Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo
3Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
1American Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
14Tufted Titmouse
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
7Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
8Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
2American Robin
4Cedar Waxwing
6American Goldfinch
10Chipping Sparrow
1White-throated Sparrow
6Eastern Towhee
3Yellow-breasted Chat
4Orchard Oriole
2Brown-headed Cowbird
5Common Grackle
1Ovenbird
2Prothonotary Warbler
3Common Yellowthroat
3American Redstart
1Northern Parula
3Blackpoll Warbler
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
6Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
4Prairie Warbler
1Summer Tanager
10Northern Cardinal
3Blue Grosbeak
20Indigo Bunting

May 11

20Canada Goose
30Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Egret
8Barn Swallow