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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.

January 23

250Tundra Swan
3Mallard
3Mourning Dove
4Killdeer
9Sanderling
22Bonaparte's Gull
1Black-headed Gull
16Ring-billed Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
32Double-crested Cormorant
27White Ibis
16Snowy Egret
2Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
1Belted Kingfisher
3Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Blue Jay
6American Crow
1Fish Crow
1Tufted Titmouse
4Carolina Wren
1European Starling
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
7American Robin
3House Finch
1Swamp Sparrow
180Common Grackle
12Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
7Canada Goose
1Bald Eagle
1Carolina Chickadee
1Orange-crowned Warbler

January 22

5Bufflehead
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
3Eastern Bluebird
28House Sparrow
3White-throated Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
13Red-winged Blackbird
38Boat-tailed Grackle
2Palm Warbler
2Forster's Tern
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1American Herring Gull

January 21

2Semipalmated Plover
6Western Sandpiper
1Gray Catbird
12Cedar Waxwing
8American Goldfinch

January 20

1American Wigeon

January 18

1Winter Wren
1American Coot
1Northern Flicker