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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 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point

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

January 4

2Mallard
7Lesser Scaup
7Bufflehead
3Hooded Merganser
9Ruddy Duck
1Mourning Dove
9Killdeer
340Bonaparte's Gull
4000Ring-billed Gull
16American Herring Gull
4Pied-billed Grebe
25Horned Grebe
1Red-throated Loon
3Common Loon
800Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Blue Heron
2Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-headed Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
8Blue Jay
4American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
9Tufted Titmouse
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Winter Wren
2Carolina Wren
12Chipping Sparrow
5Song Sparrow
12Red-winged Blackbird
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal
1Greater Scaup
2Lesser Black-backed Gull
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
5Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
2White-breasted Nuthatch
1European Starling
4Northern Mockingbird
15Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
5American Robin
5House Finch
1Purple Finch
10American Goldfinch
12Dark-eyed Junco
5White-throated Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Pine Warbler