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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 Lake Norman--Energy Explorium viewing area

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

January 18

5Mallard
1American Black Duck
2Double-crested Cormorant
5Eastern Bluebird
1Mourning Dove
2Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
3Blue Jay
2American Crow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Northern Mockingbird
9American Robin
4Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal

January 17

9Canada Goose
2Killdeer
8Bonaparte's Gull
1600Ring-billed Gull
4Horned Grebe
7Common Loon
1Turkey Vulture
2Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Winter Wren
2Carolina Wren
15Cedar Waxwing
2House Finch
2Dark-eyed Junco
1Pine Warbler
5Bufflehead
2Chipping Sparrow
4White-throated Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
2White-breasted Nuthatch
3American Goldfinch
1Pacific Loon
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Eastern Phoebe
2Brown Creeper
2Eastern Towhee
1Pied-billed Grebe

January 16

2Hooded Merganser
1Hermit Thrush
1Palm Warbler