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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.

May 21

1Semipalmated Plover
1Least Sandpiper
6Semipalmated Sandpiper
1Osprey
1Barn Swallow
1European Starling
10Red-winged Blackbird
2Mallard
5Mourning Dove
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Killdeer
4Sanderling
4Laughing Gull
2Caspian Tern
1Green Heron
1Downy Woodpecker
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1Northern House Wren
1Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
4American Robin
23Common Grackle
7Boat-tailed Grackle
6Northern Cardinal
1Royal Tern
5Purple Martin
3Gray Catbird

May 20

1Piping Plover
4Spotted Sandpiper
1Solitary Sandpiper
1White-rumped Sandpiper
4American Crow

May 18

1Eastern Kingbird
2Ruddy Turnstone
1Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

May 17

1Great Egret
1Turkey Vulture
1Blue Jay
1Tree Swallow
1Marsh Wren
1House Sparrow
2Blackpoll Warbler