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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.

October 17

3Black Vulture
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Tufted Titmouse
1White-throated Sparrow
3Song Sparrow
1Red-winged Blackbird
2Mallard
1Turkey Vulture
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
5Blue Jay
2Carolina Chickadee
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
4Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
6Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
2House Finch
5American Goldfinch
1Field Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
2Common Grackle
1Palm Warbler
1Pine Warbler
20Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal

October 16

1Mourning Dove
1Cooper's Hawk
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Gray Catbird
1Eastern Towhee

October 15

1Ruddy Duck
3American Crow
1Great Blue Heron
2American Robin
1Savannah Sparrow
1Merlin
2Canada Goose
1Killdeer
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Barn Swallow
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Rusty Blackbird

October 14

1House Sparrow
7Rock Pigeon
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Northern Parula
1Black-throated Green Warbler