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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.

August 2

3Virginia Rail

August 1

15Mallard
2Mourning Dove
4Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Killdeer
6Spotted Sandpiper
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Stilt Sandpiper
2Least Sandpiper
1Semipalmated Sandpiper
20Laughing Gull
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
10Royal Tern
2Double-crested Cormorant
4Green Heron
1Great Blue Heron
3Osprey
1Belted Kingfisher
6Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
5American Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
40Purple Martin
1Barn Swallow
1Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
3American Robin
18House Sparrow
6Red-winged Blackbird
2Northern Cardinal
1Fish Crow
1House Finch
2Boat-tailed Grackle

July 31

1Forster's Tern
1Common Grackle
7Caspian Tern

July 29

2Tricolored Heron
1Great Egret
1Blue Jay
1Tufted Titmouse
1Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Towhee
1Prairie Warbler

July 28

1Common Tern
1Blue Grosbeak

July 27

2Semipalmated Plover
1Indigo Bunting
1Short-billed Dowitcher
XWillet
XCommon Loon