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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 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff

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

November 1

8Black Scoter
15American Coot
1Bonaparte's Gull
30Ring-billed Gull
1Pied-billed Grebe
150Double-crested Cormorant
3Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
2Turkey Vulture
2Bald Eagle
1Killdeer
1Eastern Phoebe
2American Crow
2Horned Grebe
1Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1Carolina Wren
1Pine Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler

October 31

7Northern Shoveler
10Gadwall
24American Wigeon
1Lesser Scaup
14Ruddy Duck
2Mallard
1Northern Pintail
1Laughing Gull
1Belted Kingfisher
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Hermit Thrush
1House Finch
1American Goldfinch
1Dark-eyed Junco