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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.

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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.

February 4

100Canada Goose
2Muscovy Duck
16Mallard
25Bufflehead
1Common Goldeneye
150Hooded Merganser
23Common Merganser
4Red-breasted Merganser
25Ruddy Duck
18American Coot
125Ring-billed Gull
1American Herring Gull
2Pied-billed Grebe
3Great Blue Heron
1Merlin
1Northern Shoveler
13Ring-necked Duck
1Lesser Scaup
3Double-crested Cormorant
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Blue Jay
6American Crow
5Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
1Northern Cardinal
1Tufted Titmouse
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Brown Thrasher
1American Robin
3Dark-eyed Junco
1White-throated Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
XDomestic goose sp. x Canada Goose (hybrid)

February 3

1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Brown Creeper
1Northern Mockingbird
1Hermit Thrush
1Cooper's Hawk
1Bald Eagle
XGolden-crowned Kinglet
XEastern Bluebird
1Horned Grebe
1Carolina Wren
2Song Sparrow
2Wood Duck
2Gadwall
2American Goldfinch
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Graylag Goose
6Common Grackle
1Canvasback
1Greater Scaup
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Downy Woodpecker
3American Black Duck
1Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid)

February 2

3Cedar Waxwing
1Killdeer
1American Wigeon
2Mourning Dove
1Turkey Vulture
1Northern Flicker

February 1

1Green-winged Teal
1White-breasted Nuthatch

January 30

2Snow Goose
1Swan x Canada Goose (hybrid)