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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 18

5Canada Goose
1Mallard
2Hooded Merganser
2Mourning Dove
1Killdeer
1Solitary Sandpiper
3Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
2Osprey
1Red-shouldered Hawk
3Barred Owl
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
2Eastern Phoebe
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
2Fish Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
8Barn Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
6Carolina Wren
4Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
4American Robin
3House Finch
3American Goldfinch
4Red-winged Blackbird
4Brown-headed Cowbird
3Common Grackle
6Common Yellowthroat
3Pine Warbler
7Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
6Indigo Bunting
1Green Heron
1Red-headed Woodpecker
2Tree Swallow
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
3American Crow

May 17

1White-eyed Vireo
1Purple Martin
1Orchard Oriole
2Spotted Sandpiper
1Downy Woodpecker
3Cliff Swallow
1European Starling
1Eastern Towhee
1Summer Tanager
1Scarlet Tanager

May 16

1Pileated Woodpecker
1Song Sparrow

May 15

1Savannah Sparrow
1Ovenbird
1American Redstart
1Yellow Warbler

May 14

2Wood Duck
1Double-crested Cormorant

May 13

1Little Blue Heron
2Brown Thrasher
1Bald Eagle

May 12

2Rock Pigeon
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird