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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 Lake Busbee

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

January 2

52Canada Goose
4Blue-winged Teal
5Green-winged Teal
17Ring-necked Duck
34Rock Pigeon
3Mourning Dove
2Sora
56Common Gallinule
28American Coot
1Killdeer
4Ring-billed Gull
17Pied-billed Grebe
1American Bittern
1Least Bittern
7Great Egret
5Great Blue Heron
3Turkey Vulture
4Bald Eagle
4Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Barred Owl
2Belted Kingfisher
3Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Red-headed Woodpecker
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
4Northern Flicker
11Eastern Phoebe
1Blue-headed Vireo
1Loggerhead Shrike
4American Crow
2Fish Crow
12Carolina Chickadee
10Tufted Titmouse
17Tree Swallow
19Ruby-crowned Kinglet
3Golden-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
5Brown-headed Nuthatch
7Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Northern House Wren
1Winter Wren
5Marsh Wren
6Carolina Wren
2European Starling
1Gray Catbird
2Northern Mockingbird
21Eastern Bluebird
2Hermit Thrush
2American Robin
2Cedar Waxwing
1House Finch
1Purple Finch
17American Goldfinch
3Chipping Sparrow
1Fox Sparrow
3White-throated Sparrow
1Savannah Sparrow
32Song Sparrow
36Swamp Sparrow
6325Red-winged Blackbird
23Common Grackle
8Orange-crowned Warbler
4Common Yellowthroat
8Palm Warbler
3Pine Warbler
44Yellow-rumped Warbler
17Northern Cardinal

December 31

1Cooper's Hawk
1Northern Harrier