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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.

October 10

110Canada Goose ✓
24Rock Pigeon ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
2Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
6Blue Jay ✓
2American Crow ✓
1Fish Crow ✓
3Carolina Chickadee ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Chipping Sparrow ✓
3Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
1Mourning Dove ✓
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
1Pied-billed Grebe ✓
1Common Raven ✓
1Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
3Carolina Wren ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
4Eastern Bluebird ✓
1Song Sparrow ✓
1Swamp Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
1American Redstart ✓
1Palm Warbler ✓
13Northern Cardinal ✓
1Indigo Bunting ✓

October 9

1Blue-winged Teal ✓
1American Wigeon ✓
14Killdeer ✓
1Green Heron ✓
1Great Egret ✓
1Black Vulture ✓
3Turkey Vulture ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
4House Finch ✓
1Northern Parula ✓
2Pine Warbler ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
1American Goldfinch ✓
1Savannah Sparrow ✓
2Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak ✓
1Hairy Woodpecker ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
1Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓