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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 14

12Canada Goose
19Mallard
5Redhead
29Ring-necked Duck
155Lesser Scaup
2Bufflehead
2Hooded Merganser
46Ruddy Duck
7Killdeer
1Wilson's Snipe
23Least Sandpiper
8Bonaparte's Gull
165Ring-billed Gull
1American Herring Gull
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
8Pied-billed Grebe
26Double-crested Cormorant
6Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
4Northern Flicker
2Blue Jay
59American Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
4Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Brown Creeper
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Winter Wren
2Hermit Thrush
3American Robin
3Purple Finch
4American Goldfinch
46Dark-eyed Junco
7White-throated Sparrow
5Song Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
17Yellow-rumped Warbler
3Northern Cardinal

December 13

24Green-winged Teal
2Mourning Dove
2Common Loon
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Hairy Woodpecker
3Eastern Phoebe
1Sedge Wren
3Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
3Cedar Waxwing
3American Pipit
6Chipping Sparrow
28Common Grackle

December 12

11Tundra Swan
1Rock Pigeon
5American Coot
1Horned Grebe
1Northern Harrier
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
30European Starling
2House Finch
11Savannah Sparrow