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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.

February 11

13Canada Goose
36Mallard
1Canvasback
19American Coot
1Horned Grebe
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Downy Woodpecker
2American Crow
3American Robin
14Dark-eyed Junco
2Pied-billed Grebe
1Tufted Titmouse
1White-breasted Nuthatch
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Northern Cardinal
3Egyptian Goose
2Bufflehead
2Hooded Merganser
1Ruddy Duck
1Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Blue Jay
2Carolina Chickadee
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
4House Finch
13American Goldfinch
1White-throated Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
2Pine Warbler
1Ring-billed Gull

February 10

3Mourning Dove
1Eastern Towhee
13Graylag Goose
11Ring-necked Duck
2Fish Crow
1Greater White-fronted Goose
1Belted Kingfisher
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Red-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown Thrasher
1Field Sparrow
1Red-winged Blackbird
6Greater Scaup

February 9

4Graylag x Canada Goose (hybrid)
1Muscovy Duck
6Northern Shoveler
5Common Merganser
1Northern Flicker
1Common Goldeneye

February 8

3European Starling
35Rusty Blackbird
1Cooper's Hawk
8Lesser Scaup

February 7

2Domestic goose sp. x Canada Goose (hybrid)
2Gadwall
2Double-crested Cormorant
1Eastern Phoebe
1Redhead
1Yellow-rumped Warbler

February 6

8Cedar Waxwing
1Orange-crowned Warbler
3American Black Duck
1Winter Wren
1Purple Finch
2American Wigeon
4Black Vulture
1Hairy Woodpecker
XBrown-headed Cowbird
1Sharp-shinned Hawk

February 5

1Merlin