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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.

March 4

5Canada Goose
2Egyptian Goose
5Mallard
3American Coot
4American Crow
2Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
5American Goldfinch
3Dark-eyed Junco

March 3

10Ring-necked Duck
122Lesser Scaup
2Bufflehead
1Bald Eagle
2Downy Woodpecker
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Hermit Thrush
2Northern Cardinal
2Red-shouldered Hawk
5Greater Scaup
3Hooded Merganser
1Ring-billed Gull
8Pied-billed Grebe
11Double-crested Cormorant
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Carolina Wren
5American Robin
1Song Sparrow
1Pine Warbler

March 2

1Graylag Goose
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Eastern Phoebe
5Blue Jay
1House Finch
1Pine Siskin
1Eastern Towhee
1Brown-headed Nuthatch

March 1

1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
2Horned Grebe
1Common Raven
3European Starling
1Red-tailed Hawk
3Yellow-rumped Warbler

February 28

2Graylag x Canada Goose (hybrid)
1Muscovy Duck
1Mourning Dove
1Savannah Sparrow
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
2Gadwall

February 27

1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Field Sparrow
1Common Grackle

February 26

20Redhead
5Red-breasted Merganser
3Green-winged Teal
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Peregrine Falcon
1Killdeer
1Belted Kingfisher
2Rock Pigeon
2House Sparrow