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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.

April 13

11Canada Goose
19Mallard
2Spotted Sandpiper
1Dunlin
1Great Blue Heron
1Osprey
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1White-eyed Vireo
4American Crow
1Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
1American Goldfinch
1White-throated Sparrow
2Common Yellowthroat
6Northern Cardinal
1Swamp Sparrow
1Pine Warbler

April 12

2Wood Duck
1Killdeer
1Tree Swallow
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1House Finch
1Song Sparrow
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Great Egret
2Blue Jay
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Barred Owl
1Belted Kingfisher
1Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
2Eastern Bluebird
1Turkey Vulture

April 11

1Mourning Dove
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Field Sparrow
1Louisiana Waterthrush
1Prothonotary Warbler
2Caspian Tern
2American Robin
1Northern Mockingbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
3Northern Shoveler
3Wilson's Snipe
1Common Grackle

April 10

2Bald Eagle
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Hermit Thrush

April 9

1Hooded Merganser
1Cooper's Hawk
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Eastern Towhee
2European Starling