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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.

February 13

1Snow Goose
119Canada Goose
31Tundra Swan
37Mallard
18Lesser Scaup
1Surf Scoter
18Bufflehead
4Hooded Merganser
6Killdeer
2Dunlin
28White Ibis
3Snowy Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Gray Catbird
2White-throated Sparrow
4Song Sparrow
12Swamp Sparrow
50Ring-billed Gull
1Great Egret
2Hermit Thrush
100Red-winged Blackbird
200Common Grackle
3American Black Duck
2Mourning Dove
1Greater Yellowlegs
14Sanderling
4American Herring Gull
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
3American Crow
1Carolina Wren
1American Robin
12House Sparrow
3House Finch
6Boat-tailed Grackle
1Pine Warbler
3Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
1Northern Mockingbird
4Redhead
12Greater Scaup
3Short-billed Dowitcher
1Wilson's Snipe
1Forster's Tern
1American Kestrel
1Eastern Phoebe
2Carolina Chickadee
3Eastern Bluebird
11Western Sandpiper
2Bonaparte's Gull
2Double-crested Cormorant
1Turkey Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Tufted Titmouse
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Winter Wren
1European Starling
15Cedar Waxwing
1Orange-crowned Warbler
3American Goldfinch
2Painted Bunting

February 12

1Black-and-white Warbler
1Brown Pelican
1Blue Jay
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
8Rock Pigeon
1Great Black-backed Gull
1Horned Grebe

February 11

1Marsh Wren

February 10

1Black-bellied Plover
1Least Sandpiper

February 9

1Red-breasted Merganser
4Lesser Black-backed Gull

February 8

1Laughing Gull
1Bald Eagle

February 7

1Lesser Yellowlegs
2American Wigeon
1Fish Crow