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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.

May 22

2Mallard
3Mourning Dove
1Chimney Swift
1Killdeer
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Turkey Vulture
2Osprey
1Belted Kingfisher
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
2Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
1American Crow
2Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1Tree Swallow
3Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2Barn Swallow
3Cliff Swallow
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
3American Goldfinch
1Eastern Towhee
2Orchard Oriole
1Red-winged Blackbird
4Brown-headed Cowbird
2Common Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
1Blackpoll Warbler
4Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
2Indigo Bunting
4Wood Duck
1Great Blue Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Bank Swallow
1European Starling
1Pine Warbler

May 21

3Semipalmated Plover
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Least Sandpiper
7Black Vulture
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Summer Tanager
1Northern Yellow Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Pileated Woodpecker

May 19

2Canada Goose
1Chuck-will's-widow
1House Finch
1American Redstart

May 18

2Rock Pigeon

May 16

1Double-crested Cormorant
1Bald Eagle
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Northern Flicker

May 15

2Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Purple Martin
1Baltimore Oriole