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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 22

1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
4Eastern Phoebe
3Blue Jay
1American Crow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Song Sparrow
9Canada Goose
2Mourning Dove
10Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Double-crested Cormorant
1Green Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Yellow-throated Vireo
10Carolina Chickadee
5Tufted Titmouse
10Carolina Wren
5Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
20American Goldfinch
1Tennessee Warbler
2American Redstart
1Cape May Warbler
3Northern Parula
3Magnolia Warbler
1Chestnut-sided Warbler
5Northern Cardinal
1Northern Flicker
1Yellow-throated Warbler

September 21

1Belted Kingfisher
1Turkey Vulture
1Philadelphia Vireo
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Northern House Wren
1Swainson's Thrush
1Bay-breasted Warbler
1Blackburnian Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager
1Common Yellowthroat
1Cooper's Hawk
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Gray-cheeked Thrush
5Cedar Waxwing

September 20

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Osprey
1White-eyed Vireo
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Red-tailed Hawk
1American Robin
8House Finch
1Northern Yellow Warbler
2Pine Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Least Flycatcher
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Mourning Warbler
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Eastern Towhee
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak

September 19

1Hairy Woodpecker

September 18

1Fish Crow

September 17

1Broad-winged Hawk
XEuropean Starling
XHouse Sparrow

September 16

1Indigo Bunting