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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 28

1Semipalmated Plover
1Green Heron

May 27

3Mallard
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Killdeer
2Least Sandpiper
6Semipalmated Sandpiper
1Laughing Gull
1Royal Tern
1Osprey
1Eastern Kingbird
1Carolina Chickadee
6Purple Martin
1Barn Swallow
1Northern House Wren
1Carolina Wren
4Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
4American Robin
25Red-winged Blackbird
7Boat-tailed Grackle
2Northern Cardinal
3Piping Plover
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1White-eyed Vireo
1Common Grackle

May 26

5Sanderling
4Double-crested Cormorant
3Blue Jay
1Northern Mockingbird

May 25

5Brown Pelican
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
2American Crow
2Fish Crow
1Song Sparrow
1Orchard Oriole

May 24

1Mourning Dove
1Great Egret
1Downy Woodpecker
2European Starling