Carolina Bird Club

Carolina Bird Club

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About the Club

Mission Statement

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

To promote the observation, enjoyment, and study of birds.
To provide opportunities for birders to become acquainted, and to share information and experience.
To maintain well-documented records of birds in the Carolinas.
To support the protection and conservation of birds and their habitats and foster an appreciation and respect of natural resources.
To promote educational opportunities in bird and nature study.
To support research on birds of the Carolinas and their habitats.

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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.

The Club provides this website to all for free.

By becoming a member, you support the activities of the Club, receive reduced registration fee for meetings, can participate in bonus field trips, and receive our publications.

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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 23

1	Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
2	Laughing Gull ✓
1	Ring-billed Gull ✓
9	American Herring Gull ✓
3	Royal Tern ✓
1	Great Blue Heron ✓
1	Downy Woodpecker ✓
15	American Crow ✓
11	Carolina Chickadee ✓
100	Tree Swallow ✓
3	Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
3	Carolina Wren ✓
16	Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1	Nashville Warbler ✓
16	Blackpoll Warbler ✓
64	Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
4	Northern Cardinal ✓
1	Common Loon ✓
3	Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1	Cooper's Hawk ✓
1	Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1	Northern Flicker ✓
2	Blue Jay ✓
1	Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
2	Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
2	Northern Mockingbird ✓
3	Eastern Bluebird ✓
1	American Robin ✓
1	Pine Siskin ✓
1	Song Sparrow ✓
2	Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
1	Palm Warbler ✓
2	Swamp Sparrow ✓
1	Mourning Dove ✓
1	Turkey Vulture ✓
1	Gray Catbird ✓
1	House Sparrow ✓
2	House Finch ✓
1	White-throated Sparrow ✓
1	Common Grackle ✓
1	Cape May Warbler ✓
3	Forster's Tern ✓
1	White Ibis ✓
1	Belted Kingfisher ✓
3	Fish Crow ✓
1	Barn Swallow ✓
1	Red-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1	Purple Finch ✓
1	Pine Warbler ✓
2	Pied-billed Grebe ✓
1	Osprey ✓
1	American Goldfinch ✓

October 22

8	Canada Goose ✓
1	Great Black-backed Gull ✓
1	Lesser Black-backed Gull ✓
1	Bald Eagle ✓
1	Eastern Phoebe ✓
2	Brown Creeper ✓
1	Black-and-white Warbler ✓
1	Tennessee Warbler ✓
2	Mallard ✓
1	Marsh Wren ✓
1	Blue-headed Vireo ✓
1	Tufted Titmouse ✓
1	Northern Waterthrush ✓
1	Snowy Egret ✓
1	Dark-eyed Junco ✓
1	Common Yellowthroat ✓
1	Dickcissel ✓
1	Red-eyed Vireo ✓
1	Baltimore Oriole ✓
1	Northern Parula ✓
1	Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓

October 21

5	American Black Duck ✓
1	Bay-breasted Warbler ✓
1	Black-throated Green Warbler ✓

October 19

1	Bonaparte's Gull ✓
1	Northern House Wren ✓
1	Brown Thrasher ✓
1	Orange-crowned Warbler ✓
1	Magnolia Warbler ✓

October 18

2	Killdeer ✓
1	Caspian Tern ✓
1	Great Egret ✓
1	American Redstart ✓
1	Northern Yellow Warbler ✓