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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 Julian Park

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

May 1

40Canada Goose
2Mallard
6Chimney Swift
1Forster's Tern
1Osprey
1Bald Eagle
15Tree Swallow
1Gray Catbird
2Northern Mockingbird
8American Robin
4American Goldfinch
1Yellow-throated Warbler

April 30

2Spotted Sandpiper
12Double-crested Cormorant
1Downy Woodpecker
2Eastern Kingbird
7American Crow
2Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
2Carolina Wren
6European Starling
1Eastern Bluebird
2Song Sparrow
2Common Grackle
1Northern Cardinal
1Red-breasted Merganser
2Mourning Dove
1Green Heron
1Yellow-throated Vireo
2Blue Jay
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1House Finch
1Orchard Oriole
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Northern Parula
1Yellow Warbler
1Pine Warbler

April 29

4Graylag Goose
1Egyptian Goose
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Red-eyed Vireo
2White-breasted Nuthatch
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Chipping Sparrow
4Eastern Towhee
1Palm Warbler
1Northern Flicker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Swamp Sparrow

April 28

2White-throated Sparrow
1Brown-headed Cowbird
4Yellow-rumped Warbler

April 27

1Graylag x Canada Goose (hybrid)
1Turkey Vulture
1American Coot
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Cape May Warbler

April 26

3Long-billed Dowitcher
1Blue-winged Teal
1Killdeer
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Great Crested Flycatcher
3White-eyed Vireo
1Brown Thrasher
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Northern Waterthrush
1Common Yellowthroat
2American Redstart
1Blackburnian Warbler
1Blue Grosbeak
2Indigo Bunting
2Great Egret
2Northern Shoveler
1Hairy Woodpecker
2Barn Swallow
1Nashville Warbler
1Blackpoll Warbler
1Black-throated Green Warbler
1Caspian Tern
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Cooper's Hawk
1Blue-headed Vireo
1Wood Thrush
2Swan Goose
1Wild Turkey
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak

April 25

1Bay-breasted Warbler
1Black Vulture