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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 Betz

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

September 27

2Mourning Dove ✓
30Chimney Swift ✓
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
4Northern Flicker ✓
5Eastern Phoebe ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
2American Crow ✓
2Carolina Chickadee ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
3Carolina Wren ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓
1Eastern Bluebird ✓
1American Robin ✓
1American Goldfinch ✓
1Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Northern Waterthrush ✓
2Black-and-white Warbler ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
1American Redstart ✓
2Northern Parula ✓
8Palm Warbler ✓
4Pine Warbler ✓
2Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
4Northern Cardinal ✓
1Blue Grosbeak ✓
2Mallard ✓
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
1Barred Owl ✓
1Veery ✓
2Gray-cheeked Thrush ✓
1Swainson's Thrush ✓
1Wood Thrush ✓
5House Finch ✓
1Cape May Warbler ✓
1Northern Yellow Warbler ✓
1Black-throated Green Warbler ✓
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak ✓

September 26

4Great Blue Heron ✓
1Cedar Waxwing ✓
1Indigo Bunting ✓
2Canada Goose ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Hairy Woodpecker ✓
2Fish Crow ✓
1Chipping Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓
1Chestnut-sided Warbler ✓
1Yellow-throated Warbler ✓
1Summer Tanager ✓
1Pectoral Sandpiper ✓
1Tree Swallow ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
1Marsh Wren ✓
2Black Vulture ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow ✓
30Common Grackle ✓

September 25

1Turkey Vulture ✓
1Red-eyed Vireo ✓

September 24

1Spotted Sandpiper ✓
2Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Peregrine Falcon ✓
1Bank Swallow
1European Starling ✓

September 22

1Prairie Warbler ✓
1Green Heron ✓

September 21

1Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
1Brown-headed Cowbird ✓