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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 Cane Creek Reservoir (Restricted Access)

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

September 19

21Canada Goose ✓
20Rock Pigeon ✓
5Mourning Dove ✓
3Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
1Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Great Egret ✓
2Great Blue Heron ✓
4Black Vulture ✓
3Turkey Vulture ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
7Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
2Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
3Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
2Eastern Phoebe ✓
1White-eyed Vireo ✓
1Yellow-throated Vireo ✓
3Red-eyed Vireo ✓
3Blue Jay ✓
4American Crow ✓
2Fish Crow ✓
11Carolina Chickadee ✓
16Tufted Titmouse ✓
2White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
2Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
5Carolina Wren ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
3Brown Thrasher ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓
7Eastern Bluebird ✓
1Veery ✓
1Wood Thrush ✓
6House Finch ✓
2American Goldfinch ✓
2Chipping Sparrow ✓
8Common Yellowthroat ✓
3American Redstart ✓
1Cape May Warbler ✓
1Northern Yellow Warbler ✓
2Palm Warbler ✓
6Pine Warbler ✓
1Yellow-throated Warbler ✓
1Summer Tanager ✓
12Northern Cardinal ✓
4Indigo Bunting ✓

September 18

1Killdeer ✓
2Black-and-white Warbler ✓
2Magnolia Warbler ✓
1Blue Grosbeak ✓
2Wood Duck ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
1Great Crested Flycatcher ✓
1American Robin ✓
1Cedar Waxwing ✓
1Northern Parula ✓
1Prairie Warbler ✓
4Common Raven ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓