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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 Duck Park Boardwalk

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

October 23

2Royal Tern
4Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Blue Heron
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
14American Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
5Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
65Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal

October 22

1Brown Creeper

October 20

1Spotted Sandpiper
2Laughing Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
1Turkey Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
18House Sparrow
3House Finch
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
1Osprey
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
2Bald Eagle
1Palm Warbler

October 19

1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Great Egret
80American White Pelican
1Northern Flicker
1Tufted Titmouse
1Golden-crowned Kinglet

October 17

2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Snowy Egret
1Eastern Phoebe
1Blue-headed Vireo
1Black-and-white Warbler
2American Redstart
3Northern Parula
1Magnolia Warbler
2Blue Jay
5Tree Swallow
1Red-breasted Nuthatch
4Greater Yellowlegs
1Cape May Warbler
1Winter Wren
1Pine Warbler
1Prairie Warbler
1Black-throated Green Warbler
1American Robin