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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 Cane Creek Reservoir (Restricted Access)

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

April 19

2Canada Goose
5Rock Pigeon
2Mourning Dove
1Chimney Swift
3Killdeer
40Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
1American Crow
1Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
50Cliff Swallow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
2House Finch
2American Goldfinch
1Chipping Sparrow
5White-throated Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
1Orchard Oriole
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Grackle
1Palm Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
2Ring-necked Duck
1Ruddy Duck
2American Coot
1Green Heron
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Eastern Phoebe
2Tree Swallow
3Eastern Bluebird
1Blue Grosbeak
1Cedar Waxwing
1Northern Parula
4Barn Swallow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Brown Thrasher
2Eastern Towhee
1Ovenbird
1Louisiana Waterthrush
2Pine Warbler
2Indigo Bunting
1American Robin
1Bald Eagle
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Lincoln's Sparrow
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Wood Thrush
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager

April 13

2Lesser Scaup
1Black Vulture
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Dark-eyed Junco
1Wood Duck
2Spotted Sandpiper
1Swamp Sparrow