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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 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth

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

February 21

2Mourning Dove
5Ring-billed Gull
2Horned Grebe
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1American Crow
1Fish Crow
1Tufted Titmouse
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Carolina Wren
2American Robin
1Pine Warbler
1Northern Cardinal
14Bufflehead
3Red-breasted Merganser
6Bonaparte's Gull
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Eared Grebe
1Great Blue Heron
1Osprey
1Great Horned Owl
3Carolina Chickadee
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Winter Wren
2Eastern Towhee

February 20

2Common Goldeneye
1Ruddy Duck
1Blue Jay
15Dark-eyed Junco

February 19

2Killdeer
11Double-crested Cormorant
2Black Vulture
1Northern Flicker
1Brown Creeper
2American Goldfinch
3White-throated Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
3Yellow-rumped Warbler

February 18

2Turkey Vulture
2Bald Eagle

February 17

3Hooded Merganser
10American Herring Gull
6Lesser Black-backed Gull
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1American Pipit
6White-winged Scoter
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
7Common Grackle

February 16

2Brown-headed Cowbird