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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 4

1Spotted Sandpiper
3Double-crested Cormorant
5Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
3Turkey Vulture
4Osprey
3Bald Eagle
6Fish Crow
2Purple Martin
1Barn Swallow
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1Blue Grosbeak

May 3

2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Killdeer
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Eastern Kingbird
2White-eyed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
3Tufted Titmouse
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
4Chipping Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Orchard Oriole
2Ovenbird
2Black-throated Blue Warbler
9Pine Warbler
1Prairie Warbler
2Summer Tanager
1Scarlet Tanager
3Northern Cardinal
3Wood Duck
6Mourning Dove
2Ring-billed Gull
1Pied-billed Grebe
4Red-bellied Woodpecker
5Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
2Acadian Flycatcher
1Eastern Phoebe
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2Yellow-throated Vireo
2Blue Jay
4American Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
1Tree Swallow
25Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2White-breasted Nuthatch
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Gray Catbird
1Veery
1Wood Thrush
3House Finch
7American Goldfinch
3White-throated Sparrow
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Red-winged Blackbird
8Brown-headed Cowbird
2Common Grackle
1Worm-eating Warbler
5Black-and-white Warbler
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
4American Redstart
6Northern Parula
1Northern Yellow Warbler
2Blackpoll Warbler
5Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Yellow-throated Warbler
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak
1Indigo Bunting

May 1

1Mallard
1Belted Kingfisher
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Cliff Swallow