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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 16

5Mourning Dove
6Killdeer
2Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
3Red-shouldered Hawk
2Belted Kingfisher
2Red-headed Woodpecker
3Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
3Northern Flicker
1Acadian Flycatcher
2Eastern Phoebe
3Blue Jay
2American Crow
7Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
3Brown Thrasher
6Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
6House Finch
2Common Yellowthroat
1Bay-breasted Warbler
1Pine Warbler
5Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
4Indigo Bunting

September 15

3Mallard
5Turkey Vulture
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
6Fish Crow
74European Starling
5American Goldfinch
1Eastern Kingbird
1House Sparrow
1Northern Waterthrush
1American Redstart

September 14

4Solitary Sandpiper
1Green Heron
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1American Robin
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Summer Tanager
1Great Crested Flycatcher

September 13

23Canada Goose
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Osprey
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Song Sparrow
1Yellow Warbler
2Least Sandpiper
1Double-crested Cormorant

September 12

1Eastern Towhee
2Red-tailed Hawk

September 11

1Semipalmated Plover
3Pectoral Sandpiper

September 10

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Bald Eagle
1Red-eyed Vireo
2Chipping Sparrow
2Rock Pigeon
1Hooded Warbler