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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.

May 3

3Wood Duck
6Mourning Dove
2Killdeer
9Spotted Sandpiper
2Ring-billed Gull
1Pied-billed Grebe
38Double-crested Cormorant
66Great Blue Heron
3Black Vulture
3Turkey Vulture
3Osprey
4Bald Eagle
4Red-bellied Woodpecker
5Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
2Acadian Flycatcher
1Eastern Phoebe
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
2Yellow-throated Vireo
8Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
4American Crow
8Fish Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
1Tree Swallow
3Purple Martin
25Northern Rough-winged Swallow
5Barn Swallow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2White-breasted Nuthatch
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
9Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
10Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
3Northern Mockingbird
5Eastern Bluebird
1Veery
1Wood Thrush
3House Finch
7American Goldfinch
16Chipping Sparrow
3White-throated Sparrow
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Orchard Oriole
1Red-winged Blackbird
8Brown-headed Cowbird
2Common Grackle
2Ovenbird
1Worm-eating Warbler
5Black-and-white Warbler
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
4American Redstart
6Northern Parula
1Northern Yellow Warbler
2Blackpoll Warbler
2Black-throated Blue Warbler
9Pine Warbler
5Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Yellow-throated Warbler
2Summer Tanager
3Scarlet Tanager
12Northern Cardinal
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak
2Blue Grosbeak
1Indigo Bunting

May 1

1Mallard
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Cliff Swallow
1Eastern Towhee