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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 Loch Lomond, Lochmere, Cary

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

January 16

100Canada Goose
40Mallard
20Bufflehead
1Hooded Merganser
5Ruddy Duck
3Mourning Dove
6Ring-billed Gull
71Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Blue Heron
3Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
4Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Eastern Phoebe
6American Crow
6Carolina Chickadee
8Tufted Titmouse
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
5White-breasted Nuthatch
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
5Carolina Wren
8Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
10American Robin
25House Finch
8American Goldfinch
15Dark-eyed Junco
5White-throated Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
3Eastern Towhee
5Red-winged Blackbird
2Common Grackle
5Pine Warbler
4Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Northern Cardinal

January 15

1Turkey Vulture
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird

January 14

20European Starling
2Chipping Sparrow

January 13

1Belted Kingfisher
1Blue Jay

January 10

1Winter Wren