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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 Bass Lake Park & Trail

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

April 25

3Mallard
1Spotted Sandpiper
3Solitary Sandpiper
1Great Blue Heron
1Barred Owl
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Tufted Titmouse
1Prothonotary Warbler
3Northern Cardinal
14Canada Goose
1Mourning Dove
1Killdeer
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Green Heron
1Great Egret
1Black Vulture
3Turkey Vulture
2Red-shouldered Hawk
2Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
6Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
2White-eyed Vireo
6Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
3American Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
3Tree Swallow
10Purple Martin
4Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2White-breasted Nuthatch
5Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
4House Finch
2American Goldfinch
1Chipping Sparrow
5White-throated Sparrow
3Eastern Towhee
3Red-winged Blackbird
4Brown-headed Cowbird
2Common Grackle
1Ovenbird
1Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Parula
3Pine Warbler
6Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Summer Tanager
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak
2Blue Grosbeak
1Wood Duck
3Chimney Swift
1Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
1Fish Crow
2Barn Swallow
5Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Swamp Sparrow
2Orchard Oriole
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Yellow Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager