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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 Enka Lake

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

December 10

90Canada Goose
120Mallard
4American Black Duck
4Bufflehead
3Common Merganser
5Ruddy Duck

December 9

1Snow Goose
1Ring-necked Duck
2Hooded Merganser
1Dunlin
3Pied-billed Grebe
1Bald Eagle
4Blue Jay
20American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1Northern Mockingbird
2American Robin
4House Finch
10American Goldfinch

December 8

4Lesser Scaup

December 7

1Wood Duck x Mallard (hybrid)
6Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Eastern Screech-Owl
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Hairy Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
2Fish Crow
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
2White-breasted Nuthatch
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Brown Creeper
1Winter Wren
1Carolina Wren
2Eastern Bluebird
2Cedar Waxwing
2Purple Finch
2Dark-eyed Junco
25White-throated Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
3Swamp Sparrow
4Eastern Towhee
2Red-winged Blackbird
3Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal

December 6

16Redhead
2Greater Scaup
14Red-breasted Merganser
8Ring-billed Gull
1Belted Kingfisher