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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 Neuse River at Carolina Pines

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

December 20

300Lesser Scaup
3White-winged Scoter
6Bufflehead
670Ruddy Duck
8Laughing Gull
12Ring-billed Gull
3American Herring Gull
2Great Black-backed Gull
1Double-crested Cormorant
9Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Red-headed Woodpecker
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Carolina Chickadee
5Yellow-rumped Warbler

December 19

15Black Scoter
4Mourning Dove
3Forster's Tern
1Great Blue Heron
1Belted Kingfisher
2American Crow
1Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
2House Finch

December 18

1Canada Goose
3Rock Pigeon
5Horned Grebe
1Common Loon
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2Northern Flicker
2Tufted Titmouse
9Chipping Sparrow
6Dark-eyed Junco
2Song Sparrow

December 17

1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Brown Thrasher
11White-throated Sparrow
3Northern Cardinal

December 16

5Hooded Merganser
1Brown Pelican
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Eastern Phoebe
3Fish Crow

December 15

2Mallard
10Killdeer