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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.

August 20

3Canada Goose
2Mallard
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Killdeer
3Semipalmated Plover
5Spotted Sandpiper
2Solitary Sandpiper
16Least Sandpiper
2Semipalmated Sandpiper
6Laughing Gull
2Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Great Crested Flycatcher
4American Crow
2Fish Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
1Northern House Wren
2Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
4Red-winged Blackbird
1Northern Cardinal

August 19

1Ruddy Turnstone
8Sanderling
2Pectoral Sandpiper
1Great Black-backed Gull
4Common Tern
4Royal Tern
1Green Heron
1Downy Woodpecker
3Eastern Kingbird
1Blue Jay
4House Sparrow
2Boat-tailed Grackle

August 17

2Mourning Dove
2Chimney Swift
1White Ibis
1Great Egret
1Belted Kingfisher
4Tufted Titmouse
20Purple Martin
1Eastern Bluebird
1Northern Parula

August 15

4Barn Swallow
1Pileated Woodpecker
2White-eyed Vireo
2American Robin

August 14

2Sandwich Tern
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher