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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.

August 14

2Mallard
1Semipalmated Plover
1Spotted Sandpiper
5Least Sandpiper
8Laughing Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
2Sandwich Tern
10Royal Tern
2Osprey
2Eastern Kingbird
1Blue Jay
1American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
4Gray Catbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1Red-winged Blackbird

August 13

1House Sparrow
8Canada Goose
1Mourning Dove
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
4Solitary Sandpiper
2Semipalmated Sandpiper
2Green Heron
1Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
1Downy Woodpecker
5Great Crested Flycatcher
10Fish Crow
10Purple Martin
2Barn Swallow
3Northern House Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
1House Finch
3Boat-tailed Grackle
1Palm Warbler
1Prairie Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
2Killdeer
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Common Loon

August 12

2Western Sandpiper
1American Herring Gull
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1White-eyed Vireo
3American Robin
1Brown-headed Cowbird

August 11

1Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Egret
1Northern Parula

August 9

2Willet
1Sanderling