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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.

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Recent reports from Lake Crabtree County Park

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

April 24

21Canada Goose
3Mallard
2Hooded Merganser
2Mourning Dove
2Double-crested Cormorant
2Great Blue Heron
1Osprey
1Bald Eagle
1Downy Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
2American Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
2Tree Swallow
3Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
XBrown-headed Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
5Eastern Bluebird
1Wood Thrush
3American Robin
2American Goldfinch
3Chipping Sparrow
1Red-winged Blackbird
XBrown-headed Cowbird
1Prothonotary Warbler
XCommon Yellowthroat
2Palm Warbler
1Pine Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Summer Tanager
4Northern Cardinal
2Blue Grosbeak

April 23

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
XTurkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Eastern Phoebe
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Killdeer
1Northern Flicker
3Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
2Wood Duck
1Blue Jay
1Indigo Bunting

April 22

4Barn Swallow
3House Finch
1White-throated Sparrow
3Common Grackle

April 21

2Ring-billed Gull
2Bank Swallow
1Cliff Swallow
1Belted Kingfisher
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
XWhite-breasted Nuthatch
1Red-breasted Merganser
1White-eyed Vireo
2Gray Catbird
4Lesser Scaup
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Northern Parula

April 20

2Northern Mockingbird
1Hairy Woodpecker
2Fish Crow
1Dark-eyed Junco
1Baltimore Oriole

April 19

1Ruddy Duck
2Chimney Swift
1Purple Martin
1Eastern Towhee
4European Starling
1Field Sparrow

April 18

1Cooper's Hawk
2Black Vulture
XPine Siskin
3Blue-winged Teal
1Wilson's Snipe
4Spotted Sandpiper
3Lesser Yellowlegs