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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.

May 1

3Canada Goose
9Mallard
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
3Eastern Kingbird
1Blue Jay
6Tree Swallow
1Eastern Bluebird
1Song Sparrow
1Mourning Dove
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Tufted Titmouse
1White-breasted Nuthatch
4Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
2American Goldfinch
1Chipping Sparrow
1Red-winged Blackbird
2Northern Cardinal
2Chimney Swift
2Red-tailed Hawk
1Downy Woodpecker
5American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
3Eastern Towhee
1Palm Warbler
1Great Blue Heron
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Northern House Wren
2Cedar Waxwing
1House Finch
2Swamp Sparrow
1Indigo Bunting

April 30

1Solitary Sandpiper
1American Redstart
1Eastern Phoebe
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2American Robin
1Northern Parula
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
1European Starling
1White-throated Sparrow
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Green Heron
1Northern Flicker
1Red-eyed Vireo
2Common Grackle
4Northern Waterthrush
1Tennessee Warbler
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2Barn Swallow
1Baltimore Oriole
1Cape May Warbler
1Blackpoll Warbler

April 29

2Black-and-white Warbler
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
1Orchard Oriole

April 28

2Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Wood Thrush
1Pine Warbler
1Fish Crow
2Northern Mockingbird
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Hermit Thrush
1Pine Siskin
1White-crowned Sparrow
1Yellow-throated Warbler
3Scarlet Tanager
1Belted Kingfisher
1Common Yellowthroat

April 27

1Lesser Scaup
1Wild Turkey
1Pileated Woodpecker
1White-eyed Vireo
XHouse Sparrow
2Ring-necked Duck
1Rusty Blackbird

April 26

4Black Vulture
1Purple Martin
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Yellow Warbler

April 25

1Blue-headed Vireo
1Broad-winged Hawk
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1American Pipit
1Field Sparrow
1Dark-eyed Junco
1Worm-eating Warbler
1Hooded Warbler
1Cerulean Warbler
1Blackburnian Warbler
1Black-throated Green Warbler
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak