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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 22

20Rock Pigeon ✓
2Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
11Common Gallinule ✓
4Pied-billed Grebe ✓
1Anhinga ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
5Turkey Vulture ✓
2Sharp-shinned Hawk ✓
1Northern Harrier ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
4Eastern Phoebe ✓
1Blue Jay ✓
1American Crow ✓
30Tree Swallow ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
4Gray Catbird ✓
1Field Sparrow ✓
5Song Sparrow ✓
1Swamp Sparrow ✓
13Red-winged Blackbird ✓
4Common Grackle ✓
9Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
3Northern Cardinal ✓

October 21

3Mourning Dove ✓
2American Coot ✓
1Killdeer ✓
1Little Blue Heron ✓
1Snowy Egret ✓
1Great Egret ✓
2Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
2Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
2Carolina Chickadee ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1Marsh Wren ✓
4Carolina Wren ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓
2Eastern Bluebird ✓
6House Finch ✓
4White-throated Sparrow ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
2Pine Warbler ✓

October 20

6Blue-winged Teal ✓
1American Woodcock ✓
1Merlin ✓
1Peregrine Falcon ✓
4European Starling ✓
1Common Nighthawk ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
1American Robin ✓
10Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
1American Redstart ✓
1Northern Parula ✓
2Palm Warbler ✓

October 18

1Cooper's Hawk ✓