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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 Osceola Lake

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

December 21

30Canada Goose
68Gadwall
8Mallard
2Ring-necked Duck
1Surf Scoter
7Bufflehead
15Hooded Merganser
2Pied-billed Grebe
1Great Blue Heron
5Black Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
3American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
1Eastern Bluebird
2Song Sparrow

December 20

2Carolina Wren
2Dark-eyed Junco
3Northern Cardinal
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
2Blue Jay
9Tufted Titmouse
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
3White-breasted Nuthatch
1Northern Mockingbird
4House Finch
4American Goldfinch
1Field Sparrow
2White-throated Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
1Yellow-rumped Warbler

December 19

1Northern Flicker
1Winter Wren
1Common Raven
1Hermit Thrush
8American Robin
6Cedar Waxwing

December 18

2Green-winged Teal
1Ross's Goose
1Graylag x Canada Goose (hybrid)
1Bald Eagle

December 17

4Northern Shoveler
1Killdeer

December 16

2Domestic goose sp. x Canada Goose (hybrid)
1Cooper's Hawk
1Brown Creeper

December 15

1Wood Duck
2American Black Duck