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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 Lake Brandt--Palmetto Trail

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

November 28

3Canada Goose
53Gadwall
21Mallard
4Green-winged Teal
8Hooded Merganser
2Killdeer
7Bonaparte's Gull
2Ring-billed Gull
2Double-crested Cormorant
2Great Blue Heron
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
100American Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
7Tufted Titmouse
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
2White-breasted Nuthatch
5Carolina Wren
11White-throated Sparrow
3Song Sparrow
6Northern Cardinal

November 26

1American Herring Gull
1Bald Eagle
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
12Fish Crow
1Brown Creeper
1Eastern Bluebird
2House Sparrow
2American Goldfinch
1Dark-eyed Junco
2Swamp Sparrow
2Yellow-rumped Warbler

November 25

2American Wigeon
2Blue Jay
1Common Raven
1Hermit Thrush
2House Finch
1Pine Warbler

November 24

2American Black Duck
1Wilson's Snipe
2Turkey Vulture
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Merlin
1Cedar Waxwing
2Eastern Towhee

November 23

4Northern Shoveler

November 22

5Wood Duck
1Mourning Dove
1Northern Mockingbird