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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 16

1Semipalmated Plover ✓
2Least Sandpiper ✓
1Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Peregrine Falcon ✓
1Blue Jay ✓
4American Crow ✓
1Carolina Chickadee ✓
3Tree Swallow ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
10Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
2Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
1Northern Cardinal ✓
1Great Egret ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
6Barn Swallow ✓
3American Robin ✓
1American Redstart ✓
1Northern Parula ✓

October 15

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
3Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
1Semipalmated Sandpiper ✓
1Laughing Gull ✓
1Ring-billed Gull ✓
6Lesser Black-backed Gull ✓
4Royal Tern ✓
13White Ibis ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Brown Creeper ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
1Dark-eyed Junco ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
4Cape May Warbler ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓
2Blackpoll Warbler ✓
3Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓
1Fish Crow ✓
4House Sparrow ✓
1Snowy Egret ✓

October 14

1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
2Northern Flicker ✓
1Merlin ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
2House Finch ✓
3Red-winged Blackbird ✓
2Canada Goose ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓
2Osprey ✓
2Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Palm Warbler ✓
2Mallard ✓
1Song Sparrow ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
1Sora ✓
1Northern Harrier ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak ✓

October 13

5Mourning Dove ✓
1Brown Pelican ✓
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
2Red-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
1Eastern Bluebird ✓
1Blue Grosbeak ✓

October 12

1White-eyed Vireo ✓
1Red-eyed Vireo ✓