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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.

December 6

24Canada Goose
7Mallard
8Redhead
15Ring-necked Duck
15Surf Scoter
27Bufflehead
13Hooded Merganser
56Red-breasted Merganser
33Ruddy Duck
55American Coot
1American Herring Gull
13Pied-billed Grebe
1Belted Kingfisher
1Northern Mockingbird
XLesser Scaup
4Ring-billed Gull
1Greater White-fronted Goose
1Great Blue Heron
2Eastern Phoebe
XBlue Jay
12American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
XWhite-breasted Nuthatch
XCarolina Wren
3European Starling
1American Robin
XHouse Sparrow
1House Finch
XAmerican Goldfinch
XWhite-throated Sparrow
4Song Sparrow
XEastern Towhee
XRed-winged Blackbird
1Northern Cardinal
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Tufted Titmouse
3Golden-crowned Kinglet
3Eastern Bluebird

December 5

2Mute Swan
2Rock Pigeon
1Bald Eagle
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Northern Flicker

December 4

1Winter Wren

December 3

1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Hermit Thrush
15Cedar Waxwing
1Dark-eyed Junco

December 2

9Snow Goose
1Ross's Goose
1Swamp Sparrow

November 30

1Wood Duck
2Gadwall
1Common Loon