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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 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam

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

March 25

2Mourning Dove
3Killdeer
4Bonaparte's Gull
5Ring-billed Gull
1Pied-billed Grebe
27Double-crested Cormorant
11Great Blue Heron
2Black Vulture
3Turkey Vulture
2Osprey
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
2Blue Jay
3American Crow
4Fish Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
7Tufted Titmouse
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
4Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
8Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
8American Robin
1Pine Siskin
12American Goldfinch
5Chipping Sparrow
1Field Sparrow
1Fox Sparrow
7Dark-eyed Junco
4White-throated Sparrow
4Savannah Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
2Red-winged Blackbird
3Brown-headed Cowbird
2Common Yellowthroat
1Palm Warbler
1Pine Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
7Northern Cardinal
1Eastern Phoebe
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch

March 24

4Wood Duck
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Tree Swallow
3Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Winter Wren
3European Starling
3Purple Finch

March 23

1Canvasback
1Wild Turkey
4Canada Goose
2Gadwall
2Ring-necked Duck
50Lesser Scaup
12Red-breasted Merganser
1American Woodcock
7American White Pelican
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Purple Martin
1Northern House Wren
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