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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.

April 20

35Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
5Canada Goose
7Wood Duck
4Mourning Dove
11Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1King Rail
1Sora
5Common Gallinule
3American Coot
1Least Tern
2Pied-billed Grebe
1Double-crested Cormorant
45White Ibis
2Little Blue Heron
2Green Heron
1Western Cattle-Egret
1Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
2Osprey
1Northern Harrier
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-headed Woodpecker
5Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
4Great Crested Flycatcher
1White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Blue Jay
1American Crow
3Fish Crow
8Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
1Purple Martin
4Barn Swallow
9Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
13Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
5Carolina Wren
39European Starling
1Gray Catbird
3Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
19Cedar Waxwing
2Chipping Sparrow
1White-throated Sparrow
7Swamp Sparrow
1Orchard Oriole
35Red-winged Blackbird
6Brown-headed Cowbird
16Common Grackle
6Boat-tailed Grackle
3Prothonotary Warbler
8Common Yellowthroat
3Northern Parula
1Northern Yellow Warbler
2Palm Warbler
2Pine Warbler
6Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Yellow-throated Warbler
10Northern Cardinal
5Blue Grosbeak
7Indigo Bunting

April 19

1Least Bittern
2Turkey Vulture
1Eastern Kingbird
1Northern Waterthrush
1Summer Tanager

April 18

2Wild Turkey
1Barred Owl
2Red-eyed Vireo
1White-breasted Nuthatch
2Eastern Towhee

April 15

2Red-tailed Hawk
3Tree Swallow
2Dark-eyed Junco