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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 Loch Lomond, Lochmere, Cary

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

January 19

20Canada Goose
30Mallard
20Bufflehead
5Ruddy Duck
3Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Blue Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
4American Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
1White-breasted Nuthatch
2Carolina Wren
5Eastern Bluebird
6House Finch
2Dark-eyed Junco
2Pine Warbler
4Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal
7Ring-billed Gull
1Cooper's Hawk
4Bald Eagle
4Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Blue Jay
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
25European Starling
15American Robin
2Chipping Sparrow
3White-throated Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
3Eastern Towhee
15Red-winged Blackbird
600Common Grackle

January 18

3Mourning Dove
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
20Brown-headed Cowbird
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
2American Goldfinch

January 17

1Wood Duck
1American Herring Gull
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Mockingbird
1Hermit Thrush

January 16

1Belted Kingfisher
1Hooded Merganser

January 15

1Turkey Vulture
1Brown Thrasher