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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 17

2Mallard
2Mourning Dove
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
3Semipalmated Plover
5Spotted Sandpiper
12Least Sandpiper
4Semipalmated Sandpiper
9Laughing Gull
1Great Blue Heron
14American Crow
2Boat-tailed Grackle
2Chimney Swift
1Double-crested Cormorant
1White Ibis
1Great Egret
3Osprey
1Belted Kingfisher
5Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
4Fish Crow
10Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
20Purple Martin
8Carolina Wren
10Gray Catbird
1Eastern Bluebird
4House Sparrow
5Red-winged Blackbird
1Northern Parula
4Northern Cardinal

August 15

4Barn Swallow
2Canada Goose
1Downy Woodpecker
1Solitary Sandpiper
5Royal Tern
2Green Heron
1Pileated Woodpecker
2White-eyed Vireo
1Northern Mockingbird
2American Robin

August 14

1Great Black-backed Gull
2Sandwich Tern
1Blue Jay
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

August 13

1Turkey Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
3Northern House Wren
1House Finch
1Prairie Warbler
2Killdeer
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Common Loon

August 12

2Western Sandpiper
1American Herring Gull
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Brown-headed Cowbird