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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 Norman--Energy Explorium viewing area

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

November 3

1Canada Goose ✓
17Mourning Dove ✓
4Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
2Carolina Chickadee ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
6Eastern Bluebird ✓
5House Finch ✓
2Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
1Northern Cardinal ✓

November 2

1Ring-billed Gull ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Blue Jay ✓
2American Crow ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
2Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
2Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1Red-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Brown Creeper ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
1Song Sparrow ✓

November 1

1Bald Eagle ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Hairy Woodpecker ✓
3Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
1Chipping Sparrow ✓
2Dark-eyed Junco ✓
1Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓
3Black Vulture ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓

October 31

2Pied-billed Grebe ✓
1Great Horned Owl ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
1Common Raven ✓
1Bonaparte's Gull ✓
1Common Loon ✓
1Fish Crow ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1American Robin ✓
4American Goldfinch ✓
1Cape May Warbler ✓
2Palm Warbler ✓

October 30

1Common Yellowthroat ✓
10Northern Shoveler ✓
5Gadwall ✓
2Mallard ✓
1Northern Pintail ✓
3Ring-necked Duck ✓
1Winter Wren ✓
2White-throated Sparrow ✓