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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 26

2Mourning Dove
1Chimney Swift
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
2Red-shouldered Hawk
3Barred Owl
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Kingbird
4Red-eyed Vireo
8Blue Jay
1American Crow
2Fish Crow
8Carolina Chickadee
6Tufted Titmouse
10Barn Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
7Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
3American Robin
2House Finch
2Chipping Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
4Eastern Towhee
3Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Grackle
1Louisiana Waterthrush
2Northern Parula
3Pine Warbler
11Northern Cardinal
2Mallard
3Killdeer
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Acadian Flycatcher
2Great Crested Flycatcher
2White-eyed Vireo
3Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1American Goldfinch
1Common Yellowthroat

June 25

2Canada Goose
1Muscovy Duck x Mallard (hybrid)
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Northern Flicker
4Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

June 24

1Osprey
1Eastern Phoebe
1Summer Tanager

June 23

1Hairy Woodpecker
1Indigo Bunting

June 22

1Brown Thrasher

June 21

1Cedar Waxwing
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird

June 20

2Turkey Vulture