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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 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade

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

April 25

5Canada Goose
1Mourning Dove
6Chimney Swift
1Killdeer
1Solitary Sandpiper
4Lesser Yellowlegs
10Double-crested Cormorant
1Green Heron
2Great Egret
10Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
3Eastern Phoebe
4Great Crested Flycatcher
3White-eyed Vireo
4Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
6American Crow
2Fish Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
5Tufted Titmouse
1Barn Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
8Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
6Carolina Wren
7European Starling
1Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
8American Goldfinch
2White-throated Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
1Orchard Oriole
2Red-winged Blackbird
3Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Grackle
1Ovenbird
4Prothonotary Warbler
2Common Yellowthroat
5Northern Parula
1Palm Warbler
2Pine Warbler
8Yellow-rumped Warbler
6Yellow-throated Warbler
1Prairie Warbler
6Northern Cardinal
3Indigo Bunting

April 19

1Mallard
1Greater Yellowlegs
4Ring-billed Gull
3Barred Owl
1Merlin
1Hooded Warbler
3Summer Tanager