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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.

April 27

1Hairy Woodpecker
1Palm Warbler
5Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager
4Canada Goose
8Mute Swan
5Mallard
1Ring-necked Duck
1Mourning Dove
2Spotted Sandpiper
2Double-crested Cormorant
2Green Heron
2Tree Swallow
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Barn Swallow
1American Robin
1House Finch
1Song Sparrow
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Northern Yellow Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler

April 26

1Pied-billed Grebe
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Blue Jay
6American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
10Purple Martin
2White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
6Carolina Wren
5European Starling
1Gray Catbird
4Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
2House Sparrow
10American Goldfinch
2Chipping Sparrow
3Eastern Towhee
1Brown-headed Cowbird
5Northern Cardinal
2Brown Thrasher
1Northern Waterthrush
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Wood Thrush
10Cedar Waxwing
3Cape May Warbler
1Northern Parula
2Blackpoll Warbler
1Baltimore Oriole

April 25

1Bufflehead

April 24

5Chimney Swift
1Eastern Kingbird
1Fish Crow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Dark-eyed Junco
1White-throated Sparrow
1Pileated Woodpecker

April 23

1Solitary Sandpiper

April 22

1Common Loon

April 21

1Eastern Phoebe
1Prairie Warbler
2Orchard Oriole