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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.

March 9

8Canada Goose
2Mallard
1Mourning Dove
2Killdeer
2Bonaparte's Gull
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
1Horned Grebe
2Snowy Egret
2Osprey
2American Crow
6Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Gray Catbird
1House Finch
1White-throated Sparrow
3Swamp Sparrow
2Red-winged Blackbird
9Common Grackle
3Boat-tailed Grackle
5Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
2Ring-billed Gull
1Great Egret
1Belted Kingfisher
4American Robin
2American Black Duck
2Great Black-backed Gull
1Great Blue Heron
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Song Sparrow

March 8

2Wilson's Snipe
1Double-crested Cormorant
3Turkey Vulture
1Swallow-tailed Kite
1Cooper's Hawk
1Tufted Titmouse
1Carolina Wren
1Eastern Bluebird

March 7

2Tundra Swan
3Bufflehead
1White Ibis
2Blue Jay
2European Starling
5House Sparrow
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Yellowthroat

March 6

1Lesser Yellowlegs
2Forster's Tern
1Northern Mockingbird
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Laughing Gull
1Black Vulture
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
7Cedar Waxwing

March 5

3Greater Scaup
2American Goldfinch

March 4

2Hooded Merganser
2Ruddy Duck
1Short-billed Dowitcher
1Eastern Phoebe
1Northern House Wren
1Marsh Wren
1Orange-crowned Warbler

March 3

7Willet
4American Herring Gull
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Winter Wren
1Rusty Blackbird