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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.

The Club provides this website to all for free.

By becoming a member, you support the activities of the Club, receive reduced registration fee for meetings, can participate in bonus field trips, and receive our publications.

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Recent reports from Lake Wilson

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

November 13

78Canada Goose ✓
37Mallard ✓
8Ring-necked Duck ✓
1Ruddy Duck ✓
10Killdeer ✓
6Wilson's Snipe ✓
3Greater Yellowlegs ✓
22Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
4Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Blue Jay ✓
1Carolina Chickadee ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
5Eastern Bluebird ✓
15Chipping Sparrow ✓
2Dark-eyed Junco ✓
1White-throated Sparrow ✓
3Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓
5Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
1Northern Cardinal ✓
2Least Sandpiper ✓
1Pied-billed Grebe ✓
15Black Vulture ✓
17Turkey Vulture ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
13American Crow ✓
2Fish Crow ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
44American Pipit ✓
2Savannah Sparrow ✓
6Song Sparrow ✓
1Swamp Sparrow ✓

November 9

1Green-winged Teal ✓
8Dunlin ✓
1Horned Grebe ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
8Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1Hermit Thrush ✓
5House Finch ✓

November 8

1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1White-crowned Sparrow ✓
1Rock Pigeon ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓