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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 Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

September 4

15Canada Goose
3Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
2Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Least Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
2American Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
7Tufted Titmouse
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
4Carolina Wren
7Gray Catbird
1Eastern Bluebird
4American Goldfinch
3Song Sparrow
1Ovenbird
1Hooded Warbler
1American Redstart
1Blackburnian Warbler
1Black-throated Green Warbler
4Northern Cardinal
1Wood Thrush
1Indigo Bunting
3Yellow-billed Cuckoo
3Chimney Swift
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Warbling Vireo
1Fish Crow
1Northern House Wren
1Baltimore Oriole
2Black-and-white Warbler
2Common Yellowthroat
1Canada Warbler
3Blue-winged Teal
1Mourning Warbler
1Northern Waterthrush
5Rock Pigeon
2Mourning Dove
2Green Heron
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Brown Thrasher
2Cedar Waxwing
2House Finch
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Towhee
1Northern Parula
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

September 3

3Common Nighthawk
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Northern Flicker
1Blue-headed Vireo
1American Robin

September 2

1Mallard
1Philadelphia Vireo

September 1

1Great Horned Owl
2Red-winged Blackbird

August 31

1Wild Turkey
1Pine Warbler
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Veery
1Great Egret

August 30

1Chestnut-sided Warbler