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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.

October 26

2Mourning Dove ✓
3American Crow ✓
9Carolina Chickadee ✓
2Carolina Wren ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
3Song Sparrow ✓
1Swamp Sparrow ✓
1Blackpoll Warbler ✓
1Northern Cardinal ✓
1Painted Bunting
6Laughing Gull ✓
1Forster's Tern ✓
3Royal Tern ✓
44Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
2Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
2Downy Woodpecker ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
2Gray Catbird ✓
1Eastern Bluebird ✓
5House Finch ✓
5Pine Siskin ✓
1Red-winged Blackbird ✓
2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
2American Redstart ✓
2Cape May Warbler ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓
37Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓

October 25

1Turkey Vulture ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Red-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Palm Warbler ✓

October 24

2Mallard ✓
1American Herring Gull ✓
6Tree Swallow ✓
10House Sparrow ✓
1White-throated Sparrow ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
4Great Black-backed Gull ✓
1Lesser Black-backed Gull ✓
2Ring-billed Gull ✓
6American Robin ✓
1Northern Waterthrush ✓

October 23

1Nashville Warbler ✓
1Common Loon ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
1Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
2Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1Common Grackle ✓
1White Ibis ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
3Fish Crow ✓
1Barn Swallow ✓
1Purple Finch ✓
2Pied-billed Grebe ✓
1Osprey ✓
1American Goldfinch ✓

October 22

8Canada Goose ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
2Brown Creeper ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
1Tennessee Warbler ✓
1Marsh Wren ✓
1Blue-headed Vireo ✓
1Snowy Egret ✓
1Dark-eyed Junco ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
1Dickcissel ✓
1Red-eyed Vireo ✓
1Baltimore Oriole ✓
1Northern Parula ✓
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓

October 21

5American Black Duck ✓
1Bay-breasted Warbler ✓
1Black-throated Green Warbler ✓