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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.

The Club provides this website to all for free.

By becoming a member, you support the activities of the Club, receive reduced registration fee for meetings, can participate in bonus field trips, and receive our publications.

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Recent reports from Lake Busbee

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

October 14

10Common Gallinule ✓
5Pied-billed Grebe ✓
5Turkey Vulture ✓
2Osprey ✓
2Cooper's Hawk ✓
3Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Barred Owl ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
3Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
7Northern Flicker ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
6Eastern Phoebe ✓
2American Crow ✓
4Carolina Chickadee ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
4Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
9Carolina Wren ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓
3Eastern Bluebird ✓
2House Sparrow ✓
4Swamp Sparrow ✓
10Red-winged Blackbird ✓
20Common Grackle ✓
3Northern Waterthrush ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓
5Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
7Northern Cardinal ✓
2Indigo Bunting ✓

October 13

3Black-bellied Whistling-Duck ✓
3Wood Duck ✓
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
1Great Egret ✓
1Blue Jay ✓
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
2Northern House Wren ✓
2Marsh Wren ✓
56European Starling ✓
2Common Yellowthroat ✓
1American Redstart ✓
2Summer Tanager ✓

October 11

2Mourning Dove ✓
1King Rail
1Virginia Rail ✓
2Purple Gallinule ✓
1Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Snowy Egret ✓
1Green Heron ✓
5Black Vulture ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Sedge Wren ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
1Northern Harrier ✓

October 9

1Little Blue Heron ✓
75Fish Crow ✓