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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.

September 16

5Willet
3Laughing Gull
2Royal Tern
1Osprey
2Belted Kingfisher
1Eastern Kingbird
1American Crow
1Carolina Wren
1Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Cardinal

September 15

2Mourning Dove
1Solitary Sandpiper
2Great Blue Heron
7Brown Pelican
1Cooper's Hawk
120Fish Crow
6Carolina Chickadee
1Northern House Wren
2Gray Catbird
1House Sparrow
1Boat-tailed Grackle
5American Redstart
2Cape May Warbler
1Yellow Warbler
1Prairie Warbler
1Ring-billed Gull
1Green Heron
1Blue Jay
1Northern Mockingbird
2Cedar Waxwing
1Black-and-white Warbler

September 14

4Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Least Sandpiper
1Forster's Tern
3Double-crested Cormorant
2Turkey Vulture
2Downy Woodpecker
1Ovenbird
2Magnolia Warbler
1Tufted Titmouse

September 13

1Spotted Sandpiper
1Great Egret
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Red-eyed Vireo
2Red-breasted Nuthatch
3American Robin
1Red-winged Blackbird
2Northern Parula
15Canada Goose
8Mallard
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
1Great Crested Flycatcher

September 12

1White-eyed Vireo
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Chestnut-sided Warbler
1Blackpoll Warbler
1Palm Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Summer Tanager
1Wilson's Snipe
1Philadelphia Vireo
1Warbling Vireo
3Blue Grosbeak
1Semipalmated Sandpiper
1Northern Waterthrush
3Sanderling

September 11

1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Caspian Tern
1Baltimore Oriole