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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.

March 22

4Graylag Goose
6Canada Goose
4Egyptian Goose
7Mallard
5American Coot
1Belted Kingfisher
9Horned Grebe
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Pileated Woodpecker
5American Crow
2Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1American Robin
1Song Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
2Northern Cardinal

March 21

1Bufflehead
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Great Blue Heron
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
2White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown Thrasher
3Eastern Bluebird
2American Goldfinch
2Dark-eyed Junco

March 20

1Black Vulture
1Osprey
1Eastern Phoebe
1Blue Jay
1Carolina Wren
4European Starling
2Northern Mockingbird
2House Finch
3Domestic goose sp. x Canada Goose (hybrid)
1Muscovy Duck
2Bald Eagle
1Chipping Sparrow
2Yellow-rumped Warbler

March 19

1Lesser Scaup
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
27Tree Swallow

March 18

5Graylag x Canada Goose (hybrid)

March 17

3Blue-winged Teal
2Mourning Dove
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1White-throated Sparrow
3Hooded Merganser

March 16

7Northern Shoveler
2Ring-necked Duck
3Ruddy Duck
1Killdeer
9Bonaparte's Gull
1Ring-billed Gull
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Pine Warbler
1Northern Flicker
1American Herring Gull