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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.

October 24

85Canada Goose ✓
30Rock Pigeon ✓
2Killdeer ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
7Blue Jay ✓
7American Crow ✓
1Carolina Chickadee ✓
3Tufted Titmouse ✓
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
2Carolina Wren ✓
2Eastern Bluebird ✓
2American Goldfinch ✓
8Chipping Sparrow ✓
1Dark-eyed Junco ✓
1White-throated Sparrow ✓
2Song Sparrow ✓
1Palm Warbler ✓
2Northern Cardinal ✓
22Mourning Dove ✓
1Hairy Woodpecker ✓
1Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
2White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
15American Robin ✓
6House Finch ✓
2Eastern Towhee ✓
2Wood Duck ✓
8American Wigeon ✓
1Green-winged Teal ✓
3Pied-billed Grebe ✓
1Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1White-crowned Sparrow ✓
2Swamp Sparrow ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
3Pileated Woodpecker ✓
3Cedar Waxwing ✓
14Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓
3Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
5Blue-winged Teal ✓
3Horned Grebe ✓
1Savannah Sparrow ✓

October 23

1Black Vulture ✓
9Ring-necked Duck ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Fish Crow ✓
1Winter Wren ✓
1Rusty Blackbird ✓