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Mission Statement

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 Buckhorn Reservoir

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

February 1

32Canada Goose
1Northern Shoveler
2Gadwall
45Mallard
1Lesser Scaup
72Hooded Merganser
19Ruddy Duck
9American Coot
5Killdeer
4Least Sandpiper
120Ring-billed Gull
6Pied-billed Grebe
1Horned Grebe
1Bald Eagle
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Blue Jay
3American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
2Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
2American Robin
72American Pipit
1Chipping Sparrow
13Dark-eyed Junco
1Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
6Yellow-rumped Warbler
3Northern Cardinal

January 31

9Green-winged Teal
2Common Merganser
4Red-breasted Merganser
1American Woodcock
3Bonaparte's Gull
111Lesser Black-backed Gull
1Great Blue Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Downy Woodpecker
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
2American Goldfinch
16White-throated Sparrow

January 30

15American Wigeon
3Canvasback
5Redhead
6Mourning Dove
3American Herring Gull
5Double-crested Cormorant
7Turkey Vulture
1Belted Kingfisher
1American Kestrel
12Eastern Phoebe
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
7European Starling
7House Finch
3Pine Warbler
12Tundra Swan
4American Black Duck
2Ring-necked Duck
4Wilson's Snipe
2Northern Harrier
1Brown Thrasher
5Field Sparrow
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Northern House Wren
2Eastern Towhee

January 29

6Greater Scaup
1Bufflehead
2Common Goldeneye
2Black Vulture