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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 Lake Johnson Park

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

January 29

45Canada Goose
6Mallard
1Greater Scaup
9Bufflehead
25Hooded Merganser
4Ring-billed Gull
5Pied-billed Grebe
1Horned Grebe
125Double-crested Cormorant
3Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
4Carolina Chickadee
6Tufted Titmouse
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
2White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Carolina Wren
5Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
4American Robin
8House Finch
5American Goldfinch
30Dark-eyed Junco
5White-throated Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
8Pine Warbler
3Yellow-rumped Warbler
5Northern Cardinal

January 28

40Common Grackle
3Common Goldeneye
1Ruddy Duck
2Mourning Dove
4Great Blue Heron
2Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Great Horned Owl
1Eastern Towhee

January 27

1Killdeer
1Northern Flicker
3Blue Jay
4American Crow

January 25

1American Woodcock

January 24

1Red-tailed Hawk
1Brown Creeper
1Winter Wren
1Brown Thrasher
1Cooper's Hawk

January 23

1Black Vulture
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Gray Catbird