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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.

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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.

July 3

7Mallard
1Mourning Dove
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Downy Woodpecker
5Great Crested Flycatcher
1White-eyed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
4Blue Jay
1American Crow
1Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
6Tufted Titmouse
10Barn Swallow
2White-breasted Nuthatch
1Northern House Wren
8Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
5American Robin
1American Goldfinch
2Chipping Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
1Red-winged Blackbird
3Pine Warbler
7Northern Cardinal

July 2

10Canada Goose
2Great Blue Heron
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
2Eastern Kingbird
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1House Finch
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Summer Tanager

July 1

1Chimney Swift
2Killdeer
1Northern Flicker
2Acadian Flycatcher
2Gray Catbird
1Common Yellowthroat

June 30

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Song Sparrow
1Louisiana Waterthrush
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Black-and-white Warbler

June 29

1Osprey
6Northern Rough-winged Swallow

June 28

4Wood Duck
5Cliff Swallow

June 27

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Brown Thrasher