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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.

April 22

3Mourning Dove
1Laughing Gull
1Royal Tern
3Double-crested Cormorant
3Brown Pelican
4Turkey Vulture
2Osprey
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
3American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
1Barn Swallow
3Northern House Wren
1Carolina Wren
4Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
3American Robin
2House Sparrow
1House Finch
1Field Sparrow

April 21

1Mallard
1Killdeer
1Great Egret
1Cooper's Hawk
1Blue Jay
6Fish Crow
1Brown Thrasher
1White-throated Sparrow
7Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Grackle
6Boat-tailed Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal

April 20

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Lesser Yellowlegs
1American Herring Gull
1European Starling

April 18

1Downy Woodpecker
7Tree Swallow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow

April 17

1Greater Yellowlegs
1Northern Flicker
1Tufted Titmouse
1Prairie Warbler
6Cedar Waxwing
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Brown-headed Cowbird

April 16

2Forster's Tern
1Hermit Thrush