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The Carolina Bird Club is a non-profit organization that represents and supports the birding community in the Carolinas through its website, publications, meetings, workshops, trips, and partnerships, whose mission is


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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 Junaluska

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

May 14

6Canada Goose
2Mourning Dove
1Chimney Swift
1Spotted Sandpiper
3Double-crested Cormorant
2American Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
30Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
4Eastern Bluebird
4American Robin
1House Sparrow
2American Goldfinch
1Chipping Sparrow
4Song Sparrow
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal
5Mute Swan
1Wood Duck
10Mallard
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Bald Eagle
2Blue Jay
10Tree Swallow
5Barn Swallow
1House Finch
1Eastern Towhee
1American Redstart

May 13

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
9Common Loon
1Green Heron
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
5Purple Martin
2White-breasted Nuthatch
3Carolina Wren
10European Starling
1Brown Thrasher
4Cedar Waxwing
5Red-winged Blackbird
3Northern Yellow Warbler
2Blackpoll Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager

May 11

1Osprey
1Northern Flicker
1White-eyed Vireo
1Bank Swallow
1Brown-headed Cowbird
XGreat Crested Flycatcher
XEastern Kingbird
XRed-eyed Vireo
XField Sparrow
XWhite-throated Sparrow
XBaltimore Oriole
XCape May Warbler
XBay-breasted Warbler
1Belted Kingfisher
1Chestnut-sided Warbler
2Palm Warbler

May 10

1Hermit Thrush
1Common Grackle

May 9

1Great Egret
1Eastern Phoebe
1Hooded Warbler
1Cliff Swallow