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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.

April 30

12Canada Goose
4Mute Swan
8Mallard
2Pied-billed Grebe
4Double-crested Cormorant
1Bald Eagle
2Blue Jay
3American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
12Tree Swallow
12Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
2House Sparrow
5Song Sparrow
4Red-winged Blackbird
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Black-and-white Warbler
3Northern Cardinal
5Barn Swallow
2Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
1Mourning Dove
7Chimney Swift
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Tufted Titmouse
3Purple Martin
5European Starling
1House Finch
1American Goldfinch
1Chipping Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Common Yellowthroat
2Cape May Warbler
1Blackpoll Warbler
2Palm Warbler
17Yellow-rumped Warbler

April 29

4Lesser Scaup
2Spotted Sandpiper
1Green Heron
1Broad-winged Hawk
2Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
1Fish Crow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Northern House Wren
2Cedar Waxwing
1Field Sparrow
1White-throated Sparrow
1Baltimore Oriole
3Common Grackle
2Northern Waterthrush
1American Redstart
2Northern Yellow Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager

April 28

1Forster's Tern
2Purple Finch
1Ring-necked Duck
1American Herring Gull
1Belted Kingfisher
1Eastern Phoebe
1Northern Parula

April 27

1Hairy Woodpecker

April 26

2White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Wood Thrush

April 25

1Bufflehead

April 24

1Dark-eyed Junco
1Pileated Woodpecker