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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.

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Recent reports from Salem Lake--Marina

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

January 14

1Domestic goose sp. x Canada Goose (hybrid)
1Muscovy Duck
1Northern Shoveler
7Mallard
200Ring-billed Gull
4American Herring Gull
3Pied-billed Grebe
1American Crow
10Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
3American Goldfinch
1White-throated Sparrow
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal

January 12

2Mourning Dove
10Double-crested Cormorant
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Tufted Titmouse
3Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
4Chipping Sparrow
4Dark-eyed Junco
2Pine Warbler
2Bufflehead
1Hooded Merganser
2Ruddy Duck
2American Coot
1Great Blue Heron
1Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
3Golden-crowned Kinglet
2Carolina Wren
1European Starling
6American Robin
5House Finch
1Song Sparrow

January 11

9Canada Goose
1Black Vulture

January 10

1Northern Mockingbird
8Muscovy Duck x Mallard (hybrid)
1Belted Kingfisher
1Merlin
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

January 9

1Red-shouldered Hawk

January 8

1Northern Flicker
2Brown Creeper