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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 Lake Julian Park

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

November 13

XCanada Goose ✓
4Egyptian Goose ✓
XMallard ✓
75American Coot ✓
2Pied-billed Grebe ✓
1Eared Grebe
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
4American Crow ✓
1Carolina Chickadee ✓
2Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Brown Creeper ✓
2Carolina Wren ✓
3Cedar Waxwing ✓
2American Goldfinch ✓
1Song Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
2Northern Cardinal ✓
XGraylag Goose ✓
XGraylag x Canada Goose (hybrid) ✓
1Muscovy Duck ✓
30Lesser Scaup ✓
2Red-breasted Merganser ✓
1Common Loon ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
XNorthern Flicker ✓
1Mourning Dove ✓
2Turkey Vulture ✓
1Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
2Chipping Sparrow ✓
1Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
7Ring-necked Duck ✓
1Hooded Merganser ✓
2Bald Eagle ✓
3Eastern Bluebird ✓
2Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
2Eastern Phoebe ✓
1Hermit Thrush ✓
3House Finch ✓
2American Wigeon ✓
1Bonaparte's Gull ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
3Gadwall ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1American Robin ✓
1Dark-eyed Junco ✓
2Ring-billed Gull ✓
2Black Vulture ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
3European Starling ✓
1Common Goldeneye

November 12

3Wild Turkey ✓
1Green-winged Teal ✓
1Peregrine Falcon ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Merlin ✓
13Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Fish Crow ✓
5Rock Pigeon ✓

November 11

XNorthern Mockingbird ✓
XWhite-throated Sparrow ✓
2Greater Scaup ✓

November 9

1House Sparrow ✓

November 8

1Ruddy Duck ✓
2American Pipit ✓
1Wood Duck ✓

November 7

1Black Scoter
2Swan Goose ✓
3Northern Pintail ✓
1Western Cattle-Egret
1Great Egret