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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.

November 26

50Canada Goose
24Ring-necked Duck
70Ruddy Duck
3Mourning Dove
50Ring-billed Gull
1Pied-billed Grebe
2Turkey Vulture
3Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
2Blue Jay
4American Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
6Eastern Bluebird
20American Robin
1American Pipit
8House Finch
3American Goldfinch
30Chipping Sparrow
10Dark-eyed Junco
9White-throated Sparrow
5Song Sparrow
7Yellow-rumped Warbler
6Northern Cardinal
1Wood Duck
2Hermit Thrush
1Eastern Towhee
1Mallard
3American Black Duck
1Hooded Merganser
6Rock Pigeon
1Killdeer
2Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
1Eastern Phoebe
3Golden-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Cedar Waxwing
3Purple Finch
1Field Sparrow
1Pine Warbler
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Brown Creeper
1Winter Wren
1Fox Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
2Lesser Scaup
4Red-winged Blackbird
1Palm Warbler
6Northern Shoveler
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Common Raven