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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 Mattamuskeet NWR--Lake Mattamuskeet--Rose Bay Canal

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

May 9

10Wood Duck
2Mallard
6Mourning Dove
2Yellow-billed Cuckoo
3Ruby-throated Hummingbird
20Laughing Gull
1Anhinga
1Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
1Green Heron
3Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
2Bald Eagle
1Great Horned Owl
5Red-headed Woodpecker
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
3Northern Flicker
5Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Acadian Flycatcher
4Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
7White-eyed Vireo
3Red-eyed Vireo
3Blue Jay
5American Crow
7Carolina Chickadee
5Tufted Titmouse
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
8Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
2American Goldfinch
1Chipping Sparrow
3Red-winged Blackbird
4Brown-headed Cowbird
8Common Grackle
3Ovenbird
8Prothonotary Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Parula
2Blackpoll Warbler
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
3Pine Warbler
6Yellow-throated Warbler
1Summer Tanager
2Northern Cardinal