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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--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access

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

May 13

3Mallard
2Mourning Dove
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Great Egret
5Great Blue Heron
2Turkey Vulture
3Osprey
2Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
2White-eyed Vireo
2Red-eyed Vireo
2American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
8Tree Swallow
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
4Carolina Wren
2Eastern Bluebird
1Chipping Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
1Orchard Oriole
6Common Grackle
1Prothonotary Warbler
2Hooded Warbler
1Northern Parula
2Yellow Warbler
4Northern Cardinal
2Blue Grosbeak
2Indigo Bunting

May 12

1Pied-billed Grebe
1Black Vulture
1Belted Kingfisher
2Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Acadian Flycatcher
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1American Robin
4Cedar Waxwing
2American Goldfinch
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Northern Waterthrush
1Blue-winged Warbler
1Black-and-white Warbler
1American Redstart
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
1Pine Warbler
2Summer Tanager

May 11

2Canada Goose
2Double-crested Cormorant
1Blue Jay
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
5Brown-headed Cowbird

May 9

1Wood Duck
1Killdeer
1Downy Woodpecker
2Fish Crow
1Yellow-throated Warbler