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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.

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Recent reports from Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam

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

March 24

5Bonaparte's Gull
6Double-crested Cormorant
4Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Bald Eagle
2Fish Crow
1Northern Mockingbird
5Dark-eyed Junco
4Wood Duck
2Mourning Dove
4Killdeer
3Ring-billed Gull
1Black Vulture
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
2Northern Flicker
1Blue Jay
3American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
1Tree Swallow
3Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Winter Wren
2Carolina Wren
3European Starling
1Brown Thrasher
4Eastern Bluebird
15American Robin
3Purple Finch
10American Goldfinch
18Chipping Sparrow
3Field Sparrow
2White-throated Sparrow
1Savannah Sparrow
5Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
3Eastern Towhee
1Common Yellowthroat
2Pine Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
5Northern Cardinal

March 23

1Canvasback
1Wild Turkey
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Brown-headed Cowbird
4Canada Goose
2Gadwall
2Ring-necked Duck
50Lesser Scaup
12Red-breasted Merganser
1American Woodcock
7American White Pelican
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
1Purple Martin
1Northern House Wren
1Hermit Thrush
1Red-winged Blackbird
2Black-and-white Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Bufflehead
1Common Loon
1Common Grackle

March 22

1Northern Bobwhite
1Red-tailed Hawk
24Greater Scaup

March 21

1Common Merganser