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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 (entrance on NC-54 west of Stanford Rd.)

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

April 26

5Canada Goose
1Blue-winged Teal
3Ring-necked Duck
2Horned Grebe
4Rock Pigeon
5Mourning Dove
2Chimney Swift
127Double-crested Cormorant
1Green Heron
3Great Blue Heron
2Black Vulture
2Osprey
2Cooper's Hawk
3Bald Eagle
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
3American Crow
9Fish Crow
2Tufted Titmouse
8Tree Swallow
2Barn Swallow
10Cliff Swallow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
2House Finch
3Chipping Sparrow
1White-throated Sparrow
2Orchard Oriole
7Brown-headed Cowbird
8Common Grackle
3Pine Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting
2Turkey Vulture
2White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo
3Carolina Chickadee
1Wood Thrush
6American Goldfinch
2Eastern Towhee
1Ovenbird
1Louisiana Waterthrush
1Northern Parula
1Yellow Warbler
1Palm Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager
3Wood Duck
3Red-shouldered Hawk
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Kingbird
2Prothonotary Warbler
3Summer Tanager
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak

April 20

3Ruddy Duck
2Killdeer
1Belted Kingfisher
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Prairie Warbler
1American Coot
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Purple Martin
8Red-winged Blackbird
2Common Yellowthroat