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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.

November 14

5Northern Shoveler ✓
4Mallard ✓
8Killdeer ✓
3Greater Yellowlegs ✓
24Least Sandpiper ✓
1Ring-billed Gull ✓
3Pied-billed Grebe ✓
2Double-crested Cormorant ✓
3Great Blue Heron ✓
2Black Vulture ✓
3Turkey Vulture ✓
1Osprey ✓
2Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
1Loggerhead Shrike ✓
3American Crow ✓
2Carolina Chickadee ✓
3Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
2Carolina Wren ✓
2Eastern Bluebird ✓
1American Robin ✓
7American Pipit ✓
2American Goldfinch ✓
5Chipping Sparrow ✓
2White-throated Sparrow ✓
3Swamp Sparrow ✓
1Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
3Northern Cardinal ✓
3Gadwall ✓
7Ring-necked Duck ✓
5Mourning Dove ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Blue Jay ✓
1Song Sparrow ✓

November 13

58Canada Goose ✓
14Green-winged Teal ✓
6Ruddy Duck ✓
1Wilson's Snipe ✓
1Dunlin ✓
2Bonaparte's Gull ✓
1Horned Grebe ✓
1Northern Harrier ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
2Fish Crow ✓
4European Starling ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
1Hermit Thrush ✓
3Savannah Sparrow ✓
8Red-winged Blackbird ✓
3Common Grackle ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓

November 11

1Great Egret ✓
3Eastern Phoebe ✓
2House Finch ✓
2Orange-crowned Warbler ✓

November 9

8Pine Siskin ✓
3Rusty Blackbird ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓

November 8

2Blue-winged Teal ✓
1Northern Pintail ✓
4Lesser Scaup ✓
1Rock Pigeon ✓
1American Herring Gull ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Hairy Woodpecker ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓