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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.

March 27

3Blue-winged Teal
12Ring-necked Duck
1Ruddy Duck
1Yellow-throated Warbler

March 26

XCanada Goose
5Mute Swan
XMallard
1Mourning Dove
XAmerican Coot
XPied-billed Grebe
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Belted Kingfisher
1Northern Flicker
2Eastern Phoebe
XAmerican Crow
1Fish Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
2White-breasted Nuthatch
1Carolina Wren
5Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
3House Sparrow
3House Finch
8Song Sparrow
8Eastern Towhee
2Red-winged Blackbird
5Brown-headed Cowbird
2Northern Cardinal
1Bufflehead
1Northern Mockingbird
2American Goldfinch
1Hooded Merganser
1Killdeer
1Downy Woodpecker
1Blue-headed Vireo
1Blue Jay
1Tree Swallow
1European Starling
1Brown Thrasher
1Chipping Sparrow
1Yellow-rumped Warbler

March 25

1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Greater Scaup
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Turkey Vulture
2Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Purple Martin
1Pine Warbler
1Bonaparte's Gull
1Osprey
2Pileated Woodpecker

March 24

1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
3Wood Duck
1Northern Shoveler
2Barn Swallow

March 23

25Lesser Scaup

March 21

1Great Blue Heron