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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.

January 16

57Gadwall
7Mallard
1Killdeer
1Wilson's Snipe
135Ring-billed Gull
1Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
75American Crow
10Fish Crow
1Great Blue Heron
1American Kestrel
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
XWhite-throated Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
XNorthern Cardinal
4Canada Goose
6Hooded Merganser
1Bonaparte's Gull
2Red-shouldered Hawk
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
5Red-bellied Woodpecker
13Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
3Blue Jay
14Carolina Chickadee
8Tufted Titmouse
5Ruby-crowned Kinglet
7White-breasted Nuthatch
13Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Brown Creeper
3Carolina Wren
3Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
1American Robin
8Field Sparrow
2Savannah Sparrow
3Eastern Towhee
2Pine Warbler
3Yellow-rumped Warbler

January 15

1Mourning Dove
1Red-breasted Nuthatch
1Winter Wren
2Cedar Waxwing
3House Finch
3American Goldfinch
2Chipping Sparrow
4Dark-eyed Junco
7Swamp Sparrow

January 12

9American Herring Gull
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Baltimore Oriole
1Red-winged Blackbird

January 11

3Sandhill Crane
1Eastern Phoebe