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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.

November 1

3Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
2Laughing Gull ✓
3Royal Tern ✓
8Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Snowy Egret ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
3Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
20American Crow ✓
3Carolina Chickadee ✓
50Tree Swallow ✓
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Brown Creeper ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
1Eastern Bluebird ✓
1House Sparrow ✓
2Song Sparrow ✓
1Swamp Sparrow ✓
4Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Orange-crowned Warbler ✓
8Blackpoll Warbler ✓
55Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
2Northern Cardinal ✓
1Canada Goose ✓
1Ring-billed Gull ✓
2Forster's Tern ✓
2White Ibis ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Brown-headed Cowbird ✓

October 31

1Mourning Dove ✓
2Brown Pelican ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Dark-eyed Junco ✓
4Mallard ✓
2American Herring Gull ✓
1Great Black-backed Gull ✓
1Winter Wren ✓
2Lesser Black-backed Gull ✓
1Fish Crow ✓
1Bay-breasted Warbler ✓

October 30

1Pied-billed Grebe ✓
1Sharp-shinned Hawk ✓
5American Robin ✓
1House Finch ✓
1Chipping Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓

October 29

1Northern House Wren ✓
1Savannah Sparrow ✓
2Common Grackle ✓
1Nashville Warbler ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓
1Great Egret ✓
1Red-eyed Vireo ✓
1White-throated Sparrow ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
1Cape May Warbler ✓
32Black Scoter ✓
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
1American Redstart ✓
2Magnolia Warbler ✓
1Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓
2Cedar Waxwing ✓

October 28

1Northern Waterthrush ✓
7Greater Yellowlegs ✓
1Northern Parula ✓
5Pine Siskin ✓
3Turkey Vulture ✓
2Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Purple Finch ✓
1Palm Warbler ✓

October 27

1Tennessee Warbler ✓
6American White Pelican ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
1Painted Bunting ✓