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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 31

8Canada Goose
3Blue-winged Teal
2Mallard
1Mourning Dove
8Common Gallinule
2American Coot
30White Ibis
1Little Blue Heron
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
2Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-headed Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
2Carolina Chickadee
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
5Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
1Palm Warbler
1Northern Cardinal

January 30

1Gadwall
1Canvasback
1Ring-necked Duck
1Rock Pigeon
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Red-tailed Hawk
1American Kestrel
1Orange-crowned Warbler
9Tree Swallow
1White-throated Sparrow
180Green-winged Teal
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Anhinga
1American Bittern
1Black Vulture
1Belted Kingfisher
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
3Northern Flicker
1American Crow
1Northern House Wren
1Carolina Wren
1Common Yellowthroat
2Yellow-rumped Warbler

January 28

1Tufted Titmouse
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Marsh Wren
4Red-winged Blackbird

January 27

1Lesser Scaup
1American Wigeon
34Fish Crow
2Bonaparte's Gull
1Pileated Woodpecker
3Eastern Bluebird