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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.

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Recent reports from Enka Lake

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

February 1

1Snow Goose
7Canada Goose
80Mallard
2Ring-necked Duck
6Bufflehead
13Common Merganser
4Ruddy Duck
3Ring-billed Gull
7Pied-billed Grebe
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Eastern Phoebe
2Blue Jay
4American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
2White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Brown Creeper
2Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
4Eastern Bluebird
2Hermit Thrush
20American Robin
2House Finch
1American Goldfinch
7Field Sparrow
3Dark-eyed Junco
8White-throated Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
3Swamp Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
1American Wigeon
2American Black Duck

January 31

1Mourning Dove
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2European Starling
1Cedar Waxwing
1American Pipit
1Purple Finch
3Chipping Sparrow

January 28

20Canvasback

January 27

1Pine Warbler

January 26

1American Herring Gull