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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.

February 20

15Ring-necked Duck
11Rock Pigeon
8Common Gallinule
5American Coot
5Bonaparte's Gull
1Ring-billed Gull
6Pied-billed Grebe
3Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Bald Eagle
1Eastern Phoebe
1American Crow
1Tufted Titmouse
3Tree Swallow
6Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Palm Warbler
1Pine Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal
3Canada Goose

February 19

8American Wigeon
30Green-winged Teal
1Mourning Dove
1American Bittern
4Little Blue Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
4Northern Flicker
8Carolina Chickadee
10Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Carolina Wren
2European Starling
5Eastern Bluebird
2Common Grackle
13Blue-winged Teal
1Tricolored Heron
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Orange-crowned Warbler

February 16

1Loggerhead Shrike
2Wood Duck
2Mallard
2Killdeer
1Wilson's Snipe
1American Kestrel