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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 15

78Canada Goose
3Mute Swan
6Mallard
1Canvasback
8Ring-necked Duck
2Bufflehead
47Ruddy Duck
77American Coot
3Pied-billed Grebe
2Double-crested Cormorant
2Great Blue Heron
1Bald Eagle
1Red-tailed Hawk
3American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Carolina Wren
2American Goldfinch
4Song Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Redhead
1Belted Kingfisher
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
5Blue Jay
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
4European Starling
3Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
18American Robin
3Cedar Waxwing
3House Sparrow
6House Finch
2Dark-eyed Junco
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
5Northern Cardinal

November 14

1American Wigeon
3Bonaparte's Gull
5Red-winged Blackbird
1Rock Pigeon
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2Ring-billed Gull
1Mourning Dove
2Brown-headed Nuthatch

November 13

6Lesser Scaup
1Swamp Sparrow
2Wood Duck
4Hooded Merganser
1Hermit Thrush

November 12

1Turkey Vulture

November 11

3Tree Swallow
3Northern Shoveler
4Gadwall
1Horned Grebe
2Cooper's Hawk
1Greater White-fronted Goose
1Northern Pintail
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet

November 10

1Common Loon
2White-throated Sparrow
1Winter Wren
2Chipping Sparrow
1Savannah Sparrow

November 9

1Pine Warbler