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Mission Statement

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 6

2Canada Goose
20Tundra Swan
12Bufflehead
1Black-bellied Plover
6Killdeer
2Wilson's Snipe
1Sanderling
5Dunlin
1Least Sandpiper
4Bonaparte's Gull
21Ring-billed Gull
14White Ibis
1Great Egret
1Eastern Phoebe
1Blue Jay
2American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1Marsh Wren
1Carolina Wren
25European Starling
1Gray Catbird
8Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
11Cedar Waxwing
1American Pipit
3Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
150Common Grackle
6Boat-tailed Grackle
8Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal

February 5

3Hooded Merganser
8American Herring Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
2Lesser Black-backed Gull
1Cooper's Hawk
6Mallard
4Red-winged Blackbird
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Common Goldeneye
1Black-headed Gull
1Double-crested Cormorant
3White-throated Sparrow
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Orange-crowned Warbler

February 4

2Greater Yellowlegs
1Turkey Vulture
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
20House Sparrow
4House Finch

February 3

6Redhead
2Ruddy Duck
2Great Blue Heron
1Great Horned Owl
1Belted Kingfisher
1Fish Crow
1Eastern Towhee

January 31

1American Black Duck
1Clapper Rail
1Forster's Tern
4Snowy Egret
1American Goldfinch