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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 15

6Canada Goose
4Mallard
3Mourning Dove
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
9Killdeer
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Blue Heron
1Osprey
1Belted Kingfisher
1Eastern Phoebe
2White-eyed Vireo
9Fish Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
2Tree Swallow
9Northern Rough-winged Swallow
7Barn Swallow
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
6Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Brown Thrasher
2American Goldfinch
1Orchard Oriole
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
2Common Grackle
2Common Yellowthroat
1American Redstart
1Northern Yellow Warbler
1Pine Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting
2Spotted Sandpiper
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Kingbird
1Tufted Titmouse
2Carolina Wren
1Eastern Bluebird
1House Finch
1Eastern Towhee
1Rock Pigeon
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
4Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Warbling Vireo
2Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
1American Crow
1Cliff Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1European Starling
1Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
2American Robin
1Cedar Waxwing
1House Sparrow
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Ovenbird
2Northern Waterthrush
1Blackpoll Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
1Canada Warbler
2Blue Grosbeak

May 13

1Solitary Sandpiper
2Black Vulture
2Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Summer Tanager

May 12

1Pied-billed Grebe
1Red-headed Woodpecker

May 11

2Chuck-will's-widow
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Swamp Sparrow

May 10

1Great Horned Owl
2Wood Duck

May 9

1Lesser Yellowlegs
1Red-tailed Hawk
3Chipping Sparrow
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2Chimney Swift
1Green Heron
2Northern Parula