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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 25

35Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
2Mourning Dove
5Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
5Common Gallinule
1Anhinga
1Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
2Barred Owl
2American Crow
2Fish Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
1Barn Swallow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
2American Robin
7Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Grackle
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
3Northern Parula
4Yellow-throated Warbler
4Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
5Indigo Bunting

April 24

1Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Northern Waterthrush
3Prothonotary Warbler
1Palm Warbler
3Yellow-rumped Warbler

April 23

2Killdeer
2Least Tern
1Pied-billed Grebe
1American Bittern
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Purple Martin
1Chipping Sparrow

April 22

1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Tufted Titmouse
1Swamp Sparrow
1Orchard Oriole
1Northern Yellow Warbler

April 21

4Double-crested Cormorant
2Bald Eagle
1Blue Jay
1Wood Thrush
4American Coot
3Wood Stork
1Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
1Green Heron
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
8European Starling
1Pine Warbler