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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 Greenfield Lake

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

October 8

6Canada Goose ✓
6Wood Duck ✓
65Chimney Swift
1Common Gallinule ✓
2Anhinga ✓
9Double-crested Cormorant ✓
51White Ibis ✓
2Great Egret ✓
2Great Blue Heron ✓
2Belted Kingfisher ✓
4Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
3Pileated Woodpecker ✓
4Northern Flicker ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
1American Crow ✓
1Fish Crow ✓
3Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
2Carolina Wren ✓
5Gray Catbird ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
5Northern Mockingbird ✓
3Eastern Bluebird ✓
15Common Grackle ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
4Northern Cardinal ✓
2Mallard ✓
3Mourning Dove ✓
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
20Laughing Gull ✓
2Turkey Vulture ✓
2Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
2Eastern Phoebe ✓
4Red-eyed Vireo ✓
2Carolina Chickadee ✓
6House Finch ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
3American Redstart ✓
2Pine Warbler ✓

October 6

3Rock Pigeon ✓
5Pied-billed Grebe ✓
5Little Blue Heron ✓
2Green Heron ✓
1Osprey ✓
9Tufted Titmouse ✓
11European Starling ✓
1Swainson's Thrush ✓
9Brown-headed Cowbird ✓