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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.

February 22

4Canada Goose
3Tundra Swan
1Killdeer
3Ring-billed Gull
1Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
5American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1Carolina Wren
2American Robin
1House Finch
1Song Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
20Red-winged Blackbird
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Northern Cardinal

February 21

5Double-crested Cormorant

February 20

4Mallard
2American Black Duck
1Red-breasted Merganser
1Greater Yellowlegs
3Bonaparte's Gull
6White Ibis
1Eastern Bluebird
1Dark-eyed Junco
2White-throated Sparrow
20Common Grackle
1Boat-tailed Grackle
4Hooded Merganser
4Sanderling
9Great Black-backed Gull
1Forster's Tern
2Horned Grebe
1Eastern Phoebe
1Gray Catbird
1Black Vulture
1Swamp Sparrow
1Snow Goose
1Blue Jay
2Tree Swallow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Marsh Wren
1Cedar Waxwing
1Baltimore Oriole

February 19

1Common Merganser
3Mourning Dove
2American Herring Gull
3Pied-billed Grebe
1Northern Flicker
1Red-breasted Nuthatch
4European Starling
1Northern Mockingbird
10House Sparrow

February 18

18Lesser Scaup
4Short-billed Dowitcher
1Black-headed Gull
4Greater Scaup
2Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Downy Woodpecker
1American Goldfinch
3Willet
1Painted Bunting
1Black-bellied Plover
2Long-billed Dowitcher

February 17

3Wilson's Snipe
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker