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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.

May 6

1Mallard
2Mourning Dove
3Semipalmated Plover
2Short-billed Dowitcher
2Spotted Sandpiper
10Least Sandpiper
6Semipalmated Sandpiper
1Osprey
1Downy Woodpecker
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
1Fish Crow
4Barn Swallow
1Gray Catbird
2American Robin
6Red-winged Blackbird
15Common Grackle
1Killdeer
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Greater Yellowlegs
3Sanderling
1Green Heron
1Swallow-tailed Kite
2Carolina Wren
2Canada Goose
1Black-bellied Plover
25Laughing Gull
1Forster's Tern
8Royal Tern
2Double-crested Cormorant
1Snowy Egret
1Northern Flicker
1American Kestrel
1Eastern Phoebe
1White-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
1American Crow
2Tufted Titmouse
1Tree Swallow
3Purple Martin
4Northern House Wren
4European Starling
2Northern Mockingbird
10House Sparrow
2House Finch
2American Goldfinch
1Orchard Oriole
1Common Yellowthroat
2Northern Cardinal

May 5

1Great Egret
1Belted Kingfisher
2Carolina Chickadee
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Magnolia Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
3Ruby-throated Hummingbird
4Lesser Yellowlegs
1Northern Parula
1Painted Bunting

May 4

1Brown-headed Cowbird

May 3

6Boat-tailed Grackle
1Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid)
1Gull-billed Tern
8White Ibis
3Brown Pelican
1Turkey Vulture
1White-throated Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow

May 1

1Rock Pigeon