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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 Lake Johnson Park

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

June 12

1Mourning Dove
1Killdeer
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
4Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2White-eyed Vireo
3Blue Jay
1American Crow
1Fish Crow
7Carolina Chickadee
7Tufted Titmouse
8Barn Swallow
2White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
6Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
9Carolina Wren
2European Starling
1Gray Catbird
8American Robin
1House Finch
3American Goldfinch
2Chipping Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
8Pine Warbler
1Summer Tanager
12Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting

June 11

13Canada Goose
2Chimney Swift
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Barred Owl
1Northern Flicker
2Acadian Flycatcher
1Eastern Phoebe
2Red-eyed Vireo
1Song Sparrow
1Common Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Parula

June 10

2Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Kingbird
1Brown Thrasher
2Eastern Bluebird

June 7

3Wood Duck
6Mallard
1Bald Eagle
1Yellow-throated Vireo
4Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Northern Mockingbird
1Wood Thrush
1Orchard Oriole