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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 Ed Johnson

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

May 12

2Canada Goose
2Mourning Dove
9Chimney Swift
4Belted Kingfisher
2Blue Jay
6Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Northern Mockingbird
1Summer Tanager
2Mallard
2Great Blue Heron
2Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Eastern Phoebe
1Red-eyed Vireo
5American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
1Eastern Bluebird
1Chipping Sparrow
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Parula

May 11

1Killdeer
2Spotted Sandpiper
1Green Heron
1Great Horned Owl
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Acadian Flycatcher
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
2White-eyed Vireo
2Yellow-throated Vireo
4Tufted Titmouse
2Barn Swallow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
4Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
1Swainson's Thrush
1Wood Thrush
3American Robin
8Cedar Waxwing
1American Goldfinch
2Eastern Towhee
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Worm-eating Warbler
1Louisiana Waterthrush
2Pine Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager
2Northern Cardinal
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak
1Blue Grosbeak
2Indigo Bunting

May 10

1Red-tailed Hawk
1Blue-headed Vireo
1Gray Catbird
1Orchard Oriole
2Common Grackle
1Hooded Warbler
1Magnolia Warbler
1Blackpoll Warbler

May 9

3Yellow-billed Cuckoo
5Red-headed Woodpecker
1Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Northern House Wren
2Field Sparrow
1White-throated Sparrow
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Tennessee Warbler
8American Redstart
6Northern Yellow Warbler
3Black-throated Blue Warbler