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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 8

90Canada Goose
35Mallard
15Bufflehead
6Ruddy Duck
1Mourning Dove
17Ring-billed Gull
37Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Blue Heron
2Bald Eagle
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
3Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
4Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
2Northern Flicker
2Eastern Phoebe
8American Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
8Tufted Titmouse
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
4White-breasted Nuthatch
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
6Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
5Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
8American Robin
30House Finch
3American Goldfinch
2Chipping Sparrow
4Dark-eyed Junco
5White-throated Sparrow
3Song Sparrow
4Eastern Towhee
35Red-winged Blackbird
25Common Grackle
5Pine Warbler
8Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Northern Cardinal

January 7

2Turkey Vulture

January 5

1Hooded Merganser
1American Herring Gull
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Pileated Woodpecker

January 4

1Red-headed Woodpecker
2Blue Jay

January 3

10European Starling

January 2

1Cooper's Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Winter Wren