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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.

July 29

9Mallard
6Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Spotted Sandpiper
4Solitary Sandpiper
1Least Sandpiper
7Laughing Gull
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
5Forster's Tern
1Royal Tern
2Tricolored Heron
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
3Osprey
3Great Crested Flycatcher
4Eastern Kingbird
1Blue Jay
3Fish Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
9Purple Martin
5Barn Swallow
3Carolina Wren
3Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
4American Robin
3House Sparrow
2House Finch
2Eastern Towhee
13Red-winged Blackbird
2Common Grackle
1Prairie Warbler
2Northern Cardinal

July 28

1Mourning Dove
1Killdeer
1Common Tern
2Green Heron
1American Crow
1Blue Grosbeak

July 27

2Semipalmated Plover
1Belted Kingfisher
2Boat-tailed Grackle
1Indigo Bunting
1Short-billed Dowitcher
XWillet
XCommon Loon