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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.

February 20

XMallard
XHooded Merganser
XMourning Dove
XKilldeer
XPied-billed Grebe
XDouble-crested Cormorant
XBald Eagle
XBlue Jay
XRuby-crowned Kinglet
XWhite-throated Sparrow
XYellow-rumped Warbler
1Ring-necked Duck
1Lesser Scaup
3Turkey Vulture
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Eastern Phoebe
1American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Winter Wren
1Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
1House Finch
6Song Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
2Pine Warbler
3Northern Cardinal
1Great Blue Heron
2Black Vulture
2Red-shouldered Hawk
2Red-tailed Hawk
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Fish Crow
2Brown Thrasher
1Eastern Bluebird
1American Goldfinch
2Fox Sparrow
10Dark-eyed Junco
7Common Grackle

February 19

2Gadwall
7Bufflehead
2Ruddy Duck
13American Robin
5Red-winged Blackbird
2Canada Goose
1Field Sparrow

February 18

2Common Raven
1Hermit Thrush

February 17

1Ring-billed Gull
1Belted Kingfisher

February 15

3Rusty Blackbird
2Chipping Sparrow