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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.

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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.

December 7

25Canada Goose
8Bufflehead
1American Coot
6Pied-billed Grebe
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Blue Jay
12American Crow
1Fish Crow
3Tufted Titmouse
1Carolina Wren
4European Starling
1Northern Mockingbird
4American Robin
2House Finch
4American Goldfinch
11Graylag Goose
4Muscovy Duck
22Mallard
1Eastern Screech-Owl
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
2Carolina Chickadee
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Brown Creeper
1Chipping Sparrow
8Dark-eyed Junco
1Song Sparrow
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
3Northern Cardinal
1Egyptian Goose
2Common Merganser
1Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush

December 6

5Ring-necked Duck
7Ruddy Duck
1Rock Pigeon
1Ring-billed Gull
2Horned Grebe
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2House Sparrow
1White-throated Sparrow
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Grackle
1Bald Eagle
1Muscovy Duck x Mallard (hybrid)
1Redhead
5Bonaparte's Gull
1Common Loon
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Northern Flicker
5Hooded Merganser
1Great Blue Heron
10Lesser Scaup
62Red-breasted Merganser
1Mourning Dove
1Cooper's Hawk
2Domestic goose sp. x Canada Goose (hybrid)
1Eastern Towhee

December 5

1Surf Scoter

December 4

1Wild Turkey
1Winter Wren

December 3

6Graylag x Canada Goose (hybrid)
1Gadwall
1Double-crested Cormorant

December 2

1Purple Finch
1Pine Warbler

December 1

1Sharp-shinned Hawk
3Black Vulture