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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 Buckhorn Reservoir

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

December 12

10Canada Goose
11Tundra Swan
10Mallard
20Lesser Scaup
4Bufflehead
30Hooded Merganser
22Ruddy Duck
1Rock Pigeon
28Mourning Dove
5American Coot
14Killdeer
7Least Sandpiper
23Bonaparte's Gull
400Ring-billed Gull
4Pied-billed Grebe
1Horned Grebe
26Double-crested Cormorant
11Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Northern Harrier
1Bald Eagle
3Red-shouldered Hawk
2Belted Kingfisher
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Eastern Phoebe
4Blue Jay
24American Crow
11Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
11Ruby-crowned Kinglet
3Golden-crowned Kinglet
4Carolina Wren
30European Starling
3Northern Mockingbird
8Eastern Bluebird
4Hermit Thrush
30American Robin
2House Finch
1American Goldfinch
3Chipping Sparrow
2Dark-eyed Junco
10White-throated Sparrow
11Savannah Sparrow
6Song Sparrow
4Swamp Sparrow
38Yellow-rumped Warbler
7Northern Cardinal

December 7

3Northern Shoveler
5Red-breasted Merganser
2Common Loon
2Black Vulture
1Red-tailed Hawk
6Fish Crow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Northern House Wren
1Sedge Wren
2American Pipit
7Brown-headed Cowbird
2Palm Warbler
1Redhead
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
1Winter Wren

December 6

8Gadwall
6Northern Pintail
1Green-winged Teal
1Ring-necked Duck
2Laughing Gull
1Downy Woodpecker
1Loggerhead Shrike