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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.

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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.

September 14

1Mourning Dove
1Spotted Sandpiper
7Laughing Gull
3Royal Tern
1Great Egret
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Red-eyed Vireo
2American Crow
1Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
2Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1American Robin
1Common Yellowthroat
2American Redstart
1Black-throated Green Warbler
1Northern Cardinal

September 13

2Mallard
5Ruby-throated Hummingbird
3Semipalmated Plover
6Sanderling
6Semipalmated Sandpiper
5Lesser Black-backed Gull
2Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Blue Heron
2Great Crested Flycatcher
7Eastern Kingbird
1Blue Jay
1Northern Parula
1Northern Yellow Warbler
1Wilson's Warbler

September 12

1Black-and-white Warbler
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Green Heron
3Osprey
1Northern Mockingbird
30House Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
4Red-winged Blackbird

September 11

1Willet
3Least Sandpiper
1Caspian Tern
6Common Grackle
2Boat-tailed Grackle
1Bald Eagle

September 10

2Killdeer
1Forster's Tern
1Belted Kingfisher
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Cape May Warbler

September 9

1Solitary Sandpiper
1American Herring Gull
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Cedar Waxwing
1Northern Waterthrush
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
1Turkey Vulture
2Eastern Bluebird
1Pine Warbler
2Rock Pigeon
5Western Sandpiper
1Ring-billed Gull
1Northern House Wren
7European Starling
12House Finch
1Tricolored Heron

September 8

2Great Black-backed Gull
1Philadelphia Vireo