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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.

May 8

1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2Fish Crow
1Chipping Sparrow
2Canada Goose
1Mute Swan
6Mallard
1Killdeer
7Semipalmated Plover
2Spotted Sandpiper
3Solitary Sandpiper
1Lesser Yellowlegs
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
2Eastern Kingbird
2White-eyed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
2American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
10Cliff Swallow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
2American Robin
1Cedar Waxwing
1American Goldfinch
2Eastern Towhee
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Orchard Oriole
1Red-winged Blackbird
3Common Grackle
1Louisiana Waterthrush
1American Redstart
1Northern Parula
2Pine Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Summer Tanager
1Northern Cardinal

May 7

2Wood Duck
1Chimney Swift
20Least Sandpiper
1Bank Swallow
2Tree Swallow
8Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2Barn Swallow
1Swamp Sparrow
1Common Yellowthroat

May 6

2Mourning Dove
1Stilt Sandpiper
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Black Vulture
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Northern Yellow Warbler

May 5

2Semipalmated Sandpiper
2Red-tailed Hawk
1Song Sparrow

May 4

1Pileated Woodpecker
1Prothonotary Warbler