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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 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir

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

December 19

4Bonaparte's Gull
20Ring-billed Gull
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Horned Grebe
2Double-crested Cormorant
5Great Blue Heron
1Bald Eagle
3American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Carolina Wren
2Eastern Bluebird
20Cedar Waxwing
2Pine Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
5Mallard
1Green-winged Teal
2Bufflehead
6Hooded Merganser
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1American Robin
2Dark-eyed Junco

December 18

1Gadwall
4American Black Duck
6Ring-necked Duck
1Common Merganser

December 15

12Canada Goose
6Ruddy Duck
1Killdeer
1Turkey Vulture
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Brown Creeper
1Winter Wren
1Hermit Thrush
3Northern Cardinal