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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.

May 21

1Semipalmated Plover
1Least Sandpiper
19Canada Goose
5Mallard
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Eastern Phoebe
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
3American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
8Northern Rough-winged Swallow
4Barn Swallow
2Northern Mockingbird
6Song Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
2Northern Cardinal
2Indigo Bunting
1Ring-necked Duck
2Double-crested Cormorant
1Green Heron
1Bald Eagle
12Tree Swallow
6Purple Martin
1Eastern Bluebird
2American Robin
2Red-winged Blackbird

May 19

5Mute Swan
3Chimney Swift
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Great Egret
2Eastern Kingbird
1Bank Swallow
1Gray Catbird
8Cedar Waxwing

May 17

1Mourning Dove
1American Herring Gull
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Warbling Vireo
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
3European Starling
1Brown Thrasher
5House Finch
1Chipping Sparrow
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Northern Yellow Warbler
3Blackpoll Warbler

May 15

3Killdeer
1Pied-billed Grebe
3Turkey Vulture
1Belted Kingfisher
4Tufted Titmouse
7House Sparrow
1Purple Finch
4American Goldfinch
1Tennessee Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler