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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--B. Everett Jordan Dam

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

January 26

4Mallard
20Ring-billed Gull
11Pied-billed Grebe
1Horned Grebe
25Double-crested Cormorant
17Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
3American Crow
2Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
2American Robin
30Chipping Sparrow
25Dark-eyed Junco
3White-throated Sparrow
5Savannah Sparrow
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal

January 24

1Carolina Chickadee
1American Goldfinch

January 23

1American Herring Gull
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Loggerhead Shrike
1Blue Jay
2Tufted Titmouse
1Winter Wren
12Song Sparrow

January 21

2Hooded Merganser
3Mourning Dove
35Bonaparte's Gull
2Red-shouldered Hawk
3Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
4Ruby-crowned Kinglet
3Golden-crowned Kinglet
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Northern House Wren
8Eastern Bluebird
2Hermit Thrush
2House Finch
2Purple Finch
3Field Sparrow
2Fox Sparrow
4Swamp Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
5Red-winged Blackbird