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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.

December 17

9Gadwall
10Mallard
17Bufflehead
10Hooded Merganser
8Ruddy Duck
1Great Blue Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Eastern Phoebe
5Blue Jay
2Northern Mockingbird
7Red-winged Blackbird
7Northern Cardinal

December 16

1Ring-billed Gull
1Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
4American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Winter Wren
2Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
1Eastern Bluebird
2Hermit Thrush
1American Robin
1House Finch
1Purple Finch
2American Goldfinch
2Fox Sparrow
5White-throated Sparrow
10Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
5Yellow-rumped Warbler

December 15

2Pied-billed Grebe
3Field Sparrow
5Dark-eyed Junco

December 14

6Canada Goose

December 13

1Common Yellowthroat
6Chipping Sparrow
2Mourning Dove

December 12

2Double-crested Cormorant
1Common Merganser
1Rock Pigeon
1Bonaparte's Gull
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Pine Warbler
1Orange-crowned Warbler
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1White-breasted Nuthatch
8Cedar Waxwing

December 11

2Killdeer
1Merlin
1Palm Warbler