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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.

January 28

10Canada Goose
10Egyptian Goose
4Northern Shoveler
30Gadwall
50Mallard
1American Black Duck
8Canvasback
2Greater Scaup
10Bufflehead
100American Coot
2Pied-billed Grebe
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Northern Flicker
1Common Raven
1Tufted Titmouse
1White-breasted Nuthatch
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1American Robin
1House Finch
1American Goldfinch
1White-throated Sparrow
1Northern Cardinal
6Graylag Goose
3Swan x Canada Goose (hybrid)
4Muscovy Duck
50Hooded Merganser
1Mourning Dove
1Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Blue Jay
7American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
1Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
2Song Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
1Eastern Bluebird
12Dark-eyed Junco
XRing-necked Duck
XSwamp Sparrow
1Ruddy Duck
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1House Sparrow
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Lesser Scaup
1Pine Warbler
2Black Vulture
1Snow Goose
1Northern Pintail
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Hermit Thrush
1Purple Finch

January 27

4Domestic goose sp. x Canada Goose (hybrid)
3Blue-winged Teal
2Redhead
9Common Merganser
2Graylag x Canada Goose (hybrid)
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Eastern Phoebe
1Wilson's Snipe
9Ring-billed Gull
1Fish Crow
1Brown Thrasher
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Grackle
1Red-breasted Nuthatch
2European Starling
1Cedar Waxwing
1Pine Siskin

January 26

1White-winged Scoter

January 25

1Common Goldeneye
10Field Sparrow

January 22

1Winter Wren