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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 20

8Laughing Gull ✓
1Ring-billed Gull ✓
1Great Black-backed Gull ✓
3Lesser Black-backed Gull ✓
4Royal Tern ✓
42Double-crested Cormorant ✓
10American Crow ✓
4Fish Crow ✓
2Carolina Chickadee ✓
12House Sparrow ✓
3Palm Warbler ✓
5Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓

October 19

1Bonaparte's Gull ✓
3American Herring Gull ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
2Carolina Wren ✓
2Northern Cardinal ✓
2Canada Goose ✓
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
3Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
4Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
1House Finch ✓
1Song Sparrow ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
1Orange-crowned Warbler ✓
1Cape May Warbler ✓
1Northern Parula ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓
3Blackpoll Warbler ✓

October 18

1Mourning Dove ✓
1Forster's Tern ✓
1Snowy Egret ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
2Killdeer ✓
1Caspian Tern ✓
1Great Egret ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
1Blue-headed Vireo ✓
1Blue Jay ✓
1Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1American Redstart ✓
1Northern Yellow Warbler ✓
5Mallard ✓
1White Ibis ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
2Gray Catbird ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
1American Robin ✓
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓

October 16

1Semipalmated Plover ✓
2Least Sandpiper ✓
1Peregrine Falcon ✓
3Tree Swallow ✓
6Barn Swallow ✓

October 15

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
1Semipalmated Sandpiper ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Brown Creeper ✓
1Dark-eyed Junco ✓
3Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓

October 14

1Merlin ✓
2Osprey ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
1Sora ✓
1Northern Harrier ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak ✓