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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.

March 7

2Mallard
1Mourning Dove
5Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Blue Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
5Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
2Blue Jay
1American Crow
2Fish Crow
8Carolina Chickadee
8Tufted Titmouse
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
6Golden-crowned Kinglet
3White-breasted Nuthatch
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Brown Creeper
8Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
3American Robin
1Cedar Waxwing
3House Finch
4American Goldfinch
3Chipping Sparrow
1Dark-eyed Junco
7White-throated Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
4Common Grackle
8Pine Warbler
5Yellow-rumped Warbler
7Northern Cardinal

March 6

20Canada Goose
1Turkey Vulture
1Brown Thrasher
1Hermit Thrush
1Red-winged Blackbird
3Brown-headed Cowbird

March 5

3Wood Duck
2Killdeer
10Green-winged Teal
1Bald Eagle
1Hairy Woodpecker
1House Sparrow
1Pine Siskin

March 4

1Bufflehead
2Pied-billed Grebe
1Northern Flicker
1Swamp Sparrow

March 3

6Hooded Merganser
1Ring-billed Gull