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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.

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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.

March 12

17Canada Goose
2Mallard
2Hooded Merganser
3Mourning Dove
XRing-billed Gull
1Pied-billed Grebe
7Double-crested Cormorant
6Great Blue Heron
3Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Downy Woodpecker
XNorthern Flicker
XEastern Phoebe
2Blue Jay
4American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
XWhite-breasted Nuthatch
4Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
4American Robin
XAmerican Goldfinch
1Field Sparrow
10Dark-eyed Junco
5White-throated Sparrow
4Song Sparrow
1Red-winged Blackbird
5Brown-headed Cowbird
1Pine Warbler
XYellow-rumped Warbler
7Northern Cardinal

March 10

1Bufflehead
2Killdeer
1Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
2Red-tailed Hawk
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Fish Crow
1Tree Swallow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch

March 9

13Gadwall
2Ruddy Duck
1Hermit Thrush
2Bonaparte's Gull
9Lesser Black-backed Gull

March 7

6American Wigeon
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker