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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.

September 14

10Rock Pigeon
2Mourning Dove
15Chimney Swift
10Common Gallinule
2Pied-billed Grebe
1Little Blue Heron
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
4White-eyed Vireo
1Bell's Vireo
3Blue Jay
3Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
6Carolina Wren
10European Starling
2Northern Mockingbird
1Yellow-breasted Chat
15Common Yellowthroat
2Pine Warbler
6Northern Cardinal
2Blue Grosbeak
2Indigo Bunting
3Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
1American Coot
1Least Bittern
3Black Vulture
8Turkey Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
1Bald Eagle
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1American Crow
1Brown Thrasher
6Northern Waterthrush
3American Redstart
1Northern Parula
2Yellow Warbler
1Palm Warbler

September 13

1White Ibis
1American Bittern
6Red-winged Blackbird
500Common Grackle
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Killdeer
1Anhinga
1Green Heron
1Gray Catbird
2Black-and-white Warbler
1Orange-crowned Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Prairie Warbler