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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.

December 27

55Canada Goose
100Tundra Swan
12Mallard
2Redhead
4Greater Scaup
12Bufflehead
3Laughing Gull
21Ring-billed Gull
6American Herring Gull
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Double-crested Cormorant
32White Ibis
7Snowy Egret
2Great Blue Heron
1Belted Kingfisher
5American Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
1Carolina Wren
4House Sparrow
18House Finch
5American Goldfinch
6Red-winged Blackbird
4Boat-tailed Grackle
8Yellow-rumped Warbler

December 26

5Bonaparte's Gull
1Great Egret
2Downy Woodpecker
2Eastern Bluebird
1Orange-crowned Warbler

December 25

2Mourning Dove
1Great Black-backed Gull
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
1Black Skimmer
1Great Horned Owl
1Gray Catbird
1American Robin
3White-throated Sparrow
3Song Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
1Northern Mockingbird
2Northern Cardinal

December 24

1American Black Duck
1Turkey Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
2Tufted Titmouse
2Common Grackle

December 23

1Winter Wren

December 22

1Killdeer