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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 Benson

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

December 11

30Canada Goose
4Mute Swan
16Northern Shoveler
6Gadwall
34Mallard
2American Black Duck
13Green-winged Teal
2Redhead
12Ring-necked Duck
14Bufflehead
139Hooded Merganser
50Ruddy Duck
30American Coot
6Killdeer
2Wilson's Snipe
60Ring-billed Gull
14Pied-billed Grebe
1Horned Grebe
75Double-crested Cormorant
2Great Blue Heron
1Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
6American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
3American Goldfinch
10Dark-eyed Junco
2Song Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Common Grackle
1Pine Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal

December 9

1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Winter Wren
14American Robin
1Chipping Sparrow
1Red-breasted Nuthatch
4White-throated Sparrow

December 7

2Mourning Dove
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2Eastern Phoebe
5Golden-crowned Kinglet

December 6

3Greater Scaup
4Red-breasted Merganser
1Turkey Vulture
2American Wigeon
1Least Sandpiper
1Brown Creeper
1Swamp Sparrow
1Red-winged Blackbird
60Brown-headed Cowbird
10Rusty Blackbird