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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 Lake Johnson Park

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

January 31

150Canada Goose
12Mallard
10Bufflehead
40Hooded Merganser
10Ruddy Duck
6Pied-billed Grebe
80Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Blue Heron
3Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
1Blue Jay
2Carolina Chickadee
8Tufted Titmouse
4Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
4Carolina Wren
2Eastern Bluebird
30Cedar Waxwing
1American Pipit
1American Goldfinch
8Chipping Sparrow
40Dark-eyed Junco
30White-throated Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Pine Warbler
4Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Northern Cardinal
2Ring-billed Gull
1Pileated Woodpecker
2American Crow
18American Robin
1Turkey Vulture
1Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Winter Wren
1Swamp Sparrow

January 30

1Horned Grebe
2House Finch
1Hermit Thrush
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Northern Flicker
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
2Purple Finch

January 29

1Black-and-white Warbler
1Killdeer
6Green-winged Teal
1Gray Catbird
1Field Sparrow
1Greater Scaup
3Mourning Dove
1Brown Creeper

January 28

40Common Grackle
3Common Goldeneye
1Great Horned Owl

January 26

1Barred Owl

January 25

1American Woodcock