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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.

November 14

1Graylag Goose ✓
14Canada Goose ✓
2Wood Duck ✓
1American Wigeon ✓
4Mallard ✓
35Ring-necked Duck ✓
75Bufflehead ✓
80Ruddy Duck ✓
75American Coot ✓
8Pied-billed Grebe ✓
1Horned Grebe ✓
6Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
3Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
5American Crow ✓
1Carolina Chickadee ✓
1Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
3Carolina Wren ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
3Eastern Bluebird ✓
1White-throated Sparrow ✓
4Song Sparrow ✓
1Northern Cardinal ✓

November 13

5Mute Swan ✓
19Lesser Scaup ✓
5Hooded Merganser ✓
11Rock Pigeon ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
2Downy Woodpecker ✓
4Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
10American Robin ✓
15Cedar Waxwing ✓
7House Finch ✓
1Dark-eyed Junco ✓
4Eastern Towhee ✓
1Gadwall ✓
4Redhead ✓
10Greater Scaup ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Hairy Woodpecker ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1American Goldfinch ✓
XYellow-rumped Warbler ✓

November 12

1Mourning Dove ✓
75European Starling ✓
3House Sparrow ✓
1Swan Goose ✓
1Northern Shoveler ✓

November 11

1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1Merlin ✓
1Hermit Thrush ✓
1Savannah Sparrow ✓

November 8

1Cape May Warbler
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Red-winged Blackbird ✓