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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.

February 21

2Swan Goose
6Canada Goose
4Egyptian Goose
2Muscovy Duck
12Mallard
2Mourning Dove
1American Coot
1Double-crested Cormorant
2Turkey Vulture
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
12American Crow
1Fish Crow
6Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
1American Robin
2House Finch
3American Goldfinch
10Dark-eyed Junco
1White-throated Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Pine Warbler
1Northern Cardinal
4Hooded Merganser
2Pied-billed Grebe
2Bald Eagle
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Blue Jay
3Bufflehead
1Horned Grebe
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Eastern Bluebird
1Chipping Sparrow
3Yellow-rumped Warbler
3Graylag Goose
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Canvasback
1Belted Kingfisher
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Red-winged Blackbird

February 20

2Graylag x Canada Goose (hybrid)
4Ring-necked Duck
1Red-breasted Merganser
7Bonaparte's Gull
1Northern Flicker
2European Starling
1Ring-billed Gull
1Brown Creeper

February 19

1Eastern Phoebe
1Common Grackle
2Gadwall
9Greater Scaup
16Cedar Waxwing
1Brown-headed Cowbird

February 17

1Hermit Thrush
1Fox Sparrow

February 16

1Red-breasted Nuthatch
1Purple Finch

February 15

7Lesser Scaup
2Ruddy Duck