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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 9

1Mourning Dove
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Fish Crow
2Gray Catbird
2American Robin
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Canada Goose
5Mallard
3Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Killdeer
3Semipalmated Plover
1Short-billed Dowitcher
6Solitary Sandpiper
7Least Sandpiper
3Semipalmated Sandpiper
4Laughing Gull
1Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
1Great Egret
3Osprey
1Belted Kingfisher
3Eastern Kingbird
2American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
1Tree Swallow
3Purple Martin
5Barn Swallow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Northern House Wren
1Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
1House Finch
4Common Grackle
11Boat-tailed Grackle
2Common Yellowthroat
3Northern Cardinal
3Double-crested Cormorant
2Downy Woodpecker
2Blackpoll Warbler

May 8

1Sanderling
9Royal Tern
1Turkey Vulture
7Cedar Waxwing
3Lesser Yellowlegs
3Least Tern
1Glossy Ibis
1Cooper's Hawk
1Blue Jay
2Tufted Titmouse
2European Starling
2House Sparrow
1White-throated Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Yellow-rumped Warbler

May 6

1Greater Yellowlegs
1Swallow-tailed Kite
1Black-bellied Plover
1Forster's Tern
1Northern Flicker
1American Kestrel
1Eastern Phoebe
1White-eyed Vireo
2American Goldfinch
1Orchard Oriole

May 5

2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Magnolia Warbler
1Northern Parula
1Painted Bunting

May 3

1Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid)
1Gull-billed Tern
8White Ibis
3Brown Pelican
1Swamp Sparrow