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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 Mackintosh

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

February 8

1Canada Goose
6Mallard
2Ring-necked Duck
1Bufflehead
5Ruddy Duck
200Ring-billed Gull
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Eastern Bluebird
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Gadwall
18American Black Duck
18Canvasback
1Lesser Scaup
20Hooded Merganser
5Red-breasted Merganser
2American Herring Gull
2Pied-billed Grebe
3Great Blue Heron
1Blue Jay
3American Crow
2Tufted Titmouse
1Winter Wren
1Carolina Wren
2American Robin
1Northern Cardinal
2Wood Duck
1Rock Pigeon
4Turkey Vulture
1Barred Owl
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Brown Creeper
1Northern Mockingbird

February 6

1Common Merganser
2Mourning Dove
4Horned Grebe
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Song Sparrow
5American Wigeon
1Downy Woodpecker
3Dark-eyed Junco
5White-throated Sparrow
1Tundra Swan
2Green-winged Teal
1Greater Scaup
5American Coot
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
3Common Raven
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Hermit Thrush
2Cedar Waxwing
1American Goldfinch
1Eastern Towhee

February 5

1Hairy Woodpecker

February 4

1Killdeer

February 3

3Black Vulture
1Belted Kingfisher
1American Pipit
50Red-winged Blackbird